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80 Dollars - Charles III Alice's Tea Party
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of King Charles III rendered in high relief, after the portrait by Jody Clark, with engraver's initials JC incuse below the truncation. The peripheral legend is arranged around the upper arc reading CHARLES III · NIUE · and 80 DOLLARS, with the date 2023 positioned in the lower field below the portrait, and two small decorative stops flanking the lower rim. The mirrored proof field provides strong contrast against the finely detailed sculptural bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has issued collector silver under its legal tender framework since the 1990s, licensing pop-culture and literary IP through arrangements that funnel royalty revenue to the island's government — one of the more creative fiscal strategies available to a Pacific microstate with a population under 2,000. The Alice in Wonderland intellectual property, now long out of copyright, requires no licensing fee, which likely explains its recurring appearance across the global novelty bullion market.
At a kilogram of .999 silver, this piece sits in the category of presentation rounds sold primarily on metal content and packaging rather than numismatic depth.