2012 - Niue 10 NZD - Tsarskoe Selo - Proof

A rare set of 5 silver commemorative coins.

Obverses:
In central part of each coin - the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions - ELIZABETH II, NIUE ISLAND (issuer), the mint’s mark (m/w), 2 DOLLARS (face value), 2012 (year of issue), Ag 925 (alloy of silver).

Reverses:
The central coin – the image of the front gate of the Catherine Palace.
The left coin – the effigy of Empress Elizabeth in pad printing technology.
The right coin - the effigy of Emperor Nicholas II, the last tsar who was in residence before the October Revolution.
The top coin – the image of the front elevation of the Catherine Palace.
The bottom coin – the image the eastern front elevation of the Cameron Gallery.

Each irregular coin is decorated by rococo ornament and an insertion of amber, stylized as the decorations of the Amber room in the Catherine Palace.

Designer: Sebastian Mikołajczak