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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Celebi
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The crowned shield of Niue displayed centrally within olive and palm sprigs, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield bears quartered heraldic devices. The legend NIUE appears to the left and the date 2002 to the right of the crown, in the upper field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's early 2000s commemorative gold program was essentially a licensing operation — the island nation's actual GDP was negligible, and coin revenue from foreign collectors formed a measurable part of government income. The "Celebi" designation almost certainly references Evliya Çelebi, the 17th-century Ottoman traveler whose Seyahatnâme documented decades of journeys across three continents, though Niue's connection to that subject is purely commercial.