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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Cleopatra
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned and wearing a drop earring, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The portrait is the fourth definitive effigy by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB incused below the neck truncation and the Czech Mint mark to the left. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II · NIUE ISLAND at the top, with the denomination 50 DOLLARS at the base and the date 2019 on the right, all separated by small floral ornaments. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand-administered numismatic market, issuing gold and silver under its nominal sovereignty while bearing no meaningful connection to the depicted subjects. This piece is part of a broader "Queens of Egypt" commercial series, one of several competing collector programs issued around 2019 capitalizing on sustained popular interest in Cleopatra following decades of film and media saturation.
The .9999 fineness places it among the purest gold issues commercially available — a specification driven by market competition with the Canadian Maple Leaf rather than any historical or institutional consideration.