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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Helios
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB visible below the bust truncation. The legend NIUE ISLAND ELIZABETH II FIVE DOLLARS arcs around the upper field, while the lower field bears the inscriptions 3 oz, 2022, and Ag999. The entire design is framed by an ornate scrollwork border running along the coin's rim, finished in antiqued style. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand-administered numismatic market, issuing coins under its nominal sovereignty while the actual production and distribution is handled entirely by external mints and bullion dealers. The Helios issue is a product of that arrangement — legal tender in name, never intended to circulate, designed from conception as a collectible.
The amber insert is sourced from Baltic deposits, where fossilized resin aged 44 million years is routinely cut and fitted into modern coin blanks by Polish and German specialty mints.