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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Gemini
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the right-facing draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, surrounded by the legend ELIZABETH II - TOKELAU 2012 within an ornate geometric lattice border. Below the effigy appear the inscriptions Ag925 and FIVE DOLLARS, flanking a small depiction of the Tokelau flag. An outer annular band is divided into twelve segments, each containing the name of a zodiac sign in Latin script alongside a corresponding astrological symbol, interspersed with Cyrillic elemental designations (воздух, вода, огонь, земля) repeating around the ring. The overall design presents a zodiacal calendar wheel framing the royal portrait at its centre. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Tokelau's coin program is administered by New Zealand on behalf of the territory, which has no mint of its own and no independent monetary system — these issues are legal tender in name but produced entirely for the collector market. The Gemini release was part of a twelve-coin zodiac series issued that year, each struck to the same specifications under contract with a private mint.
Tokelau itself consists of three atolls in the South Pacific with a combined population under 1,500, making it one of the smallest jurisdictions issuing numismatic products anywhere in the world.