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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Maori Moko
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Tokelau's coinage program is managed entirely by New Zealand on behalf of the three atolls — Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo — which have no mint of their own and a combined land area under 12 square kilometers. The islands use the New Zealand dollar for everyday commerce, making these silver issues purely numismatic products with no domestic circulation function whatsoever.
Moko, the traditional Māori facial tattooing practice, was systematically suppressed during the colonial period before undergoing significant cultural revival from the late 20th century onward. The connection between Tokelau and Māori tradition reflects broader Polynesian cultural ties across the Pacific rather than any specifically Tokelauan practice.