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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II William II of Pernstein
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | VILÉM Z PERNŠTEJNA · (1438) · 1521 |
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William II of Pernstein served as Supreme Chancellor of Bohemia under Habsburgs Rudolf II and Maximilian II, and his family controlled the largest private landholding in sixteenth-century Bohemia before catastrophic debt collapsed the dynasty entirely by the 1560s. Niue has issued commemorative gold in this format under licensing arrangements that allow it to produce collector coinage bearing Elizabeth II's effigy — a revenue mechanism for a Pacific island of roughly 1,600 people with no meaningful domestic monetary circulation.
The 3.11g specification is a standard quarter-troy-ounce equivalent, positioning this squarely in the bullion-collectible crossover market.