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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Józef Piłsudski
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the central field, rendered after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND along the upper arc, with the denomination 5 DOLLARS and the date 2018 arranged along the lower arc, all separated by raised dots. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed facing bust of Józef Piłsudski, Polish statesman and military commander, dominates the central field, depicted in military uniform with his characteristic drooping moustache and stern expression rendered in high relief. The portrait is framed by a decorative laurel and bead inner border. The legend JÓZEF PIŁSUDSKI arcs along the upper portion of the field, while the birth and death years 1867–1935 continue along the right side, with a small mintmaster's mark visible at lower right. |
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Józef Piłsudski died in 1935, but Poland's communist government refused to allow a state funeral in Warsaw — his body lay in Kraków's Wawel Cathedral while his brain was separately preserved in Vilnius, the city he considered his true home. The split burial mirrored a life spent fighting simultaneously against Russia, Germany, and Austria, often switching allegiances tactically to extract whatever independence he could for Poland.
Niue has issued gold bullion-adjacent pieces honoring Polish historical figures under licensing arrangements that route through the Polish mint. This piece is part of that broader program, struck at precisely one-tenth troy ounce.