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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 50 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (Sanctus Nicolaus de Myra) rendered in Byzantine iconographic style, shown facing forward with a nimbus encircling his head. The saint is depicted in traditional episcopal vestments. The four corners of the square flan bear elaborate decorative elements characteristic of Byzantine art, each incorporating a Swarovski crystal accent. The Latin legend SANCTUS NICOLAUS DE MYRA is inscribed within the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Niue's gold program operates through a licensing arrangement that allows the New Zealand territory to issue collector coinage under the Elizabeth II obverse while dedicating reverses to subjects entirely outside its own cultural or political history. Saint Nicholas of Myra — the historical 4th-century bishop whose remains were controversially transported to Bari in 1087 — became a recurring subject in this format largely to serve the Eastern European and Russian collector market, where veneration of Nicholas as a miracle-worker carries deep Orthodox significance. The coin exists because of that commercial logic, not any local connection.