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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Porcupine Fish
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1978-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix), rendered in fine detail with its characteristic spines, rounded body, large eyes, and extended pectoral fins prominently displayed. The fish is set against a boldly engraved background of angular Tokelauan traditional geometric motifs that fill the entire field. The Tokelauan name TAUTU arcs along the upper rim in stylised block lettering, while PORCUPINE FISH curves along the lower rim in matching typographic style, both legends integrating with the geometric background design. |
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Tokelau's coin program exists almost entirely as a revenue mechanism — the territory has no meaningful domestic circulation, and its "national" issues are produced under licensing arrangements and sold directly to the collector market. The Porcupine Fish entry in the 2021 shaped-coin series was struck at the New Zealand Mint, which has managed Tokelau's numismatic output for years under agreement with the territory's administrator, New Zealand itself.
KM# 102 is part of a broader run of die-cut aquatic issues that briefly dominated the novelty bullion sector in the early 2020s.