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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Paavo Nurmi
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a dynamic full-figure depiction of Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi in mid-stride across a stylized athletic track, wearing competition number 275, set against a background of diagonal track lines. In the lower left quadrant, a circular inset displays the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend ELIZABETH II and the date 2013 flanking the portrait. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears prominently in the upper left field, with NIUE ISLAND inscribed along the lower right periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely modelled right-facing portrait bust of Paavo Nurmi occupying the central field, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished background with horizontal line engraving to the right. The circumferential legend PAAVO NURMI · 1897-1973 · runs from the upper left around the top and right of the coin, while the epithet · THE FLYING FINN · is inscribed along the lower arc, all within a raised border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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