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).
Around above, the face value FIVE DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2023.
The emblem and inscriptions are small and are in the right-hand half of the obverse. The rest of the obverse resembles a claw mark.
Around above right, the precious metal content: 2 OZ .999 FINE SILVER (two troy ounces of 99.9% silver). Around below right, the copyright notice: TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.. |