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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Winter
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley occupies the left portion of the rectangular field, with the designer's initials IRB visible below the truncation. To the right, an ornate decorative motif of stylized floral and foliate elements rendered in high relief fills the remainder of the field. The legend 'NIUE ISLAND' appears along the upper left, '2013' and 'Au 999,9' at the upper right, and 'ELIZABETH II' and '5 DOLLARS' along the lower left in incuse lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | NIUE ISLAND 2013 Au 999,9 mw ELIZABETH II 5 DOLLARS |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for commemorative issues since the 1990s, contracting foreign mints to produce collector pieces that bear its name but rarely, if ever, circulate on the island's actual economy. This "Winter" piece, set with Swarovski crystals, belongs to a wave of novelty bullion products aimed squarely at the gift and collector market rather than numismatists — a distinction worth keeping in mind when assessing secondary market value.