The obverse of the coin features the official Public Seal of Niue.
It has an inner circle of hiapo designs, representing the fonua (land), within which are stylised designs of a tree, representing life and tagata Niue (the people of Niue), surrounded by an outer circle in the form of a traditional Niuean garland of 14 seashells (representing the 14 villages of Niue), and crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom), representing the sovereign as head of state.
Around above between the two circles, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines (meaning "God, Niue Eternally"), below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
The seal is small and is in the right-hand side of the obverse. The rest of the centre represents a map of the world (centred on Asia) patterned with thin lines.
Around left, the name of the country: NIUE ISLAND. Around above, the face value 10 DOLLARS. Around below, the name of the series and the date of issue, TERRA 2023.
The rim is decorated with stylised compass numbering. |