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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Lyu Bu
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | High-relief depiction of Lyu Bu, the legendary warrior-general of the Eastern Han dynasty as portrayed in the classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The central figure is shown in dynamic combat posture, clad in ornate period armour with feathered helmet adornments, wielding his iconic halberd (ji) whose blade is rendered in gilt. In the background, additional armoured soldiers and architectural elements evoking ancient Chinese fortifications are visible in lower relief, creating a dramatic multi-layered scenic composition. The inscription LYU BU appears to the left of the figure, accompanied by the word Romance and a seal-script cartouche below it. |
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Lü Bu, the Han dynasty warlord whose defection from and betrayal of successive lords — Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and others — made him the archetype of treachery in Chinese historical memory, is better known to modern audiences through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and its countless game adaptations than through the Zizhi Tongjian. Niue's numismatic program has long used its sovereign issuing rights as a vehicle for pop-culture licensing, producing legal tender with no practical circulation function whatsoever.
The KM#3894 assignment places this squarely within a broader Niue fantasy series rather than any independent commemorative program.