Silver Five Ounces 2017 Emblems of Australia, Coin from Niue - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II · NIUE 2017 · TEN DOLLARS · 5 OZ 999 SILVER ·.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "5 OZ 999 SILVER" means "five troy ounces of 99.9% silver".

The reverse design shows Australian native animals (selectively gilded) and plants which are the animal and floral emblems of states and territories, as well as ribbons showing the names of the states and territories (the animals and plants are not actually next to respective ribbons):
- NEW SOUTH WALES - waratah (flower), kookaburra (bird) and platypus (animal);
- NORTHERN TERRITORY - Sturt's desert rose (flower), wedge-tailed eagle (bird) and red kangaroo (animal);
- AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY - Royal bluebell (flower), gang-gang cockatoo (bird) and brush-tailed rock-wallaby (animal);
- VICTORIA - common (pink) heath (flower), helmeted honeyeater (bird) and leadbeater's possum (animal);
- QUEENSLAND - Cooktown orchid (flower), brolga (bird) and koala (animal);
- TASMANIA - Tasmanian blue gum (tree) and Tasmanial devil (animal);
- NORFOLK ISLAND - Phillip Island Hibiscus (flower) and Norfolk Island Green Parrot (bird);
- SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Sturt's desert pea (flower), piping shrike (bird) and hairy nosed wombat (animal);
- WESTERN AUSTRALIA - red and green kangaroo paw (flower), black swan (bird) and numbat (animal).

Around above, the inscription FLORA & FAUNA. Around below, * EMBLEMS OF AUSTRALIA *; the stars surrounding the inscription are seven-pointed, like the Federation Star of Australia.

Finish: Proof FDC, selective gold plating.
Packaging: in wooden presentation box with illustrated outer shipper, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

There is no primary information available about this coin; it seems that the coin was commissioned by Australian company Downies and struck by PAMP.