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700 Dollars - Elizabeth II John Paul II
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse lettering | NIUE ISLAND 2015 IRB mw ELIZABETH II 700 DOLLARS Ag 999,9 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has become one of the most prolific issuers of oversized commemorative silver in the Pacific, licensing its sovereignty to coin programs with no domestic monetary purpose whatsoever. This piece — five kilograms of .9999 fine silver at 170mm — was struck by the Polish Mint in Warsaw, which has produced the majority of Niue's large-format papal issues and brings its own institutional interest to the subject: Poland's connection to Karol Wojtyła runs deeper than any other nation's.
John Paul II was canonized April 27, 2014, making this a first-anniversary issue in all but name.