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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Franklin D. Roosevelt
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | The shield of the Niue coat of arms occupies the central field, surmounted by a royal crown. The quartered shield displays three British ships of the line, four five-pointed stars, a coconut palm, and crossed hammers and a spade, all rendered in fine relief. The shield is flanked on each side by a sprig of fern, the national plant of New Zealand. The legend NIUE arcs along the upper left and the date 1990 appears to the upper right. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue's early commemorative silver program in 1990 leaned heavily on American presidential subjects — a calculated appeal to the U.S. collector market that funded the island's modest coin revenue stream far more reliably than domestic circulation needs ever could. Roosevelt was a particularly safe commercial choice: high name recognition, no political controversy at the time, strong collector demand.
KM#36 is a one-year type with no reported die varieties of note.