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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Summer
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, occupying the left portion of the rectangular field, with the legend ELIZABETH II and the denomination 5 DOLLARS inscribed beneath the portrait. The issuer name NIUE ISLAND appears along the upper left legend, the date 2013 in the upper right, and the fineness mark Au 999,9 below the date. The right side of the obverse features an ornate decorative floral and foliage motif in high relief, evoking a summer botanical composition, rendered in the same polished gold field. |
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| Mint | (mw) Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date) |
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Niue has served as a vehicle for novelty bullion issues since the 1990s, its status as a New Zealand realm territory giving it the legal standing to issue currency while bearing almost no obligation to circulate it. This piece belongs to a wave of collector-targeted gold issues incorporating Swarovski crystal inlays that emerged from the Perth and Bavarian mints in the early 2010s — a format driven entirely by the gift and impulse-collector market rather than numismatic demand. Secondary market premiums decay sharply once the original retail packaging is lost.