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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Sima Yi
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 62.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, diademed and draped, after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, occupying a raised central medallion. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs above the effigy, while FIVE DOLLARS curves along the lower border. The issuer name NIUE ISLAND and the date 2021 appear prominently in the upper portion of the wider decorative border, which is adorned with traditional Chinese auspicious geometric and scroll motifs in antique relief. The fineness mark Ag 999 appears to the right of the portrait in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed antiqued relief depiction of Sima Yi, the celebrated Three Kingdoms-era Chinese military strategist and statesman, rendered as an armored warrior in full battle dress. He stands in a dynamic pose brandishing a gilt sword diagonally across the field, resting against the body of a large snarling tiger whose coiled form dominates the lower and right portions of the design. The background features an impressionistic rendering of a fortified wall and mountainous landscape evoking ancient China. The Chinese characters 司馬 appear on a vertical tablet to the left of the figure, and the romanized name Sima Yi is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 司馬 Sima Yi |
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