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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Disc Thrower
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Reverse description | A bold high-relief depiction of the ancient Greek Discobolus occupies the central field, rendered after the classical sculpture attributed to Myron, showing a nude male athlete in dynamic mid-throw pose with the discus raised in his extended right hand. Diagonal parallel lines sweep across the background, conveying a sense of motion and athleticism. The curved legend OLYMPIC GAMES arcs along the upper left periphery, with the year 1992 inscribed to the upper right. The denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim in a straight legend. |
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| Mintage | 1991 - Proof - 50,000 |
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Niue's early 1990s commemorative program was largely a licensing exercise — the island nation had no Olympic tradition to speak of, and these silver issues were produced for the collector market through arrangements with foreign minting agencies. The disc thrower subject connects to the 1992 Barcelona Games cycle, during which dozens of small sovereign issuers flooded the market with similar pieces.
KM#56 is one of several Olympic-themed Niue issues from this period sharing the same basic production parameters, making individual die varieties difficult to attribute without specialist reference.