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8 Dollars - Elizabeth II Great Lunar Race
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE 2021 · 8 DOLLARS IRB · 5OZ 999 SILVER · |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for commemorative issues bearing the New Zealand-administered territory's name, with the actual coins designed, struck, and marketed entirely by third-party mints — in this case the Perth Mint, which produced the Great Lunar Race series for the international collector market. The denomination itself is nominal; no one has ever tendered eight Niuean dollars for goods or services.
The 5 oz format places this squarely in the bullion-adjacent collector segment that expanded sharply after 2008 as silver spot prices drew new buyers into precious metal collectibles.