Niue 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II, 2015

Caucasus Egg

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Niue Niue
Currency Dollar of New Zealand (1987 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
Year 2015
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Silver (.999)
Shape Oval
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled, coloured
Weight (g) 16.81

Description

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II from Niue. Issued in 2015. Struck in Silver (.999). Measures 0 mm and weighs 16.81 g.

Obverse
Open „Spring Flowers Egg” (1899-1903) with a miniature basket and a bouquet of anemones with the Effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II above
Reverse
The Caucasus Egg is a jewelled enameled Easter egg made by Michael Perkhin under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1893. The egg was made for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna. Currently the egg is a long term installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, as part of the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2015 mw 2K Proof

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