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50 Cents - Elizabeth II Wrestling
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 42 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials IRB appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed along the upper left rim and NIUE ISLAND along the upper right rim, with the denomination 50 CENTS positioned along the lower rim. A decorative beaded border frames the entire obverse field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND IRB · 50 CENTS · |
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Niue has long used its sovereign minting rights to produce collectible issues well outside mainstream numismatics, licensing popular culture and sporting themes under agreements that generate hard currency for an island nation with a GDP measured in the tens of millions. This piece was part of a broader Athens 2004 Olympic series released after the Games had already concluded.
Silver-plated copper-nickel at this weight is a format designed for the collector market, not circulation — Niue's actual monetary economy runs almost entirely on New Zealand dollars.