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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hans Christian Andersen
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, with engraver's initials IRB incuse below the truncation. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND along the upper rim, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS and date 2019 separated by dots along the lower rim, all in raised Latin lettering against a polished field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has served as a licensing vehicle for commemorative precious metal issues since the 1990s, with New Zealand managing its monetary affairs while the island's name appears on coins that will never circulate there. This piece is part of a broader Hans Christian Andersen series produced for the collector market, timed loosely around ongoing international interest in the Danish author whose 1835 debut collection launched a genre.
At 3.11 g of .999 gold, the specification matches the standard fractional format used across dozens of similar Pacific island-issued collector pieces from the same period — essentially a bullion-adjacent product dressed as commemorative coinage.