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5 Dollars - Charles III Sohei
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by an elaborately rendered heraldic achievement featuring the Public Seal of Niue set within a baroque cartouche of deeply sculpted acanthus scrollwork and foliate ornament. The seal, itself depicting crossed ceremonial paddles and a native plant motif within a decorative border, is ensconced within a shield surmounted by a royal crown, with a scroll below bearing the legends ATUA and NIUE TUKULAGI. The date 2026 appears above the shield within the cartouche, while the designer's monogram TS and serial number 12 are placed in the lower field. Surrounding inscriptions in the outer border read SOHEI at the top and 5 DOLLARS at the bottom, with 2 OZ. to the left and AG 999 to the right, all rendered in bold relief against a fine engine-turned guilloche background. |
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| Reverse lettering | 僧兵 |
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Sohei were the armed monks of medieval Japan — temple warriors fielded by powerful Buddhist institutions like Enryaku-ji and Kōfuku-ji, whose military campaigns periodically forced imperial courts to negotiate rather than command. Niue has issued numismatic silver under licensing agreements since the 1990s, functioning as a vehicle for international collector themes rather than domestic currency. The pairing of a British monarch with Japanese warrior monasticism is purely commercial.