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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Hunting
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 50 Cents |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem and a delicate drop earring with a necklace at the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field, the date 2020 appears at the top, and NIUE ISLAND curves along the right field. The denomination 50c is inscribed at the bottom of the field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border on a polished, mirror-like background. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 2020 NIUE ISLAND 50c |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing hub for themed collector coinage since the 1990s, issuing silver pieces under New Zealand's currency umbrella while retaining the right to contract directly with private minting houses. The "Hunting" issue is one of dozens of wildlife-themed releases produced for the secondary collector market rather than any domestic circulation need — Niue's resident population sits below 2,000 and uses the New Zealand dollar in practice.
KM#3544 places this among a dense cluster of similar Niue issues catalogued in that sequence, most struck by the Mint of Poland on behalf of various distributors.