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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II The Attack on Pearl Harbor
| Issuer | Niue Island |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the initials 'IRB' incuse below the neck truncation and the designer's mark 'CM' to the left. The circular legend reads '· NIUE ISLAND · 5 DOLLARS · ELIZABETH II ·' around the periphery, separated by dot stops, with the date '2019' at the bottom. The portrait is set against a mirror-polished proof field within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing issuer since the 1990s, producing commemorative coinage under New Zealand's monetary umbrella for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. This piece marks the 78th anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack, in which the Imperial Japanese Navy struck the U.S. Pacific Fleet at anchor, sinking or damaging 19 ships and killing 2,403 Americans — the event that brought the United States into the Second World War the following day.
The .986 fineness is fractionally above standard .999 gold, a specification occasionally used by this issuer's production partners in Poland's Mennica Polska mint.