SH Archive Polish Crimea shaped one dollar coin with Elizabeth II and Niue Island

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A strange coin was produced in Poland (allegedly). It’s in the shape of the Crimea peninsula.

It depicts:

• Queen Elizabeth II
• Niue Island - on the map
• Swallow's Nest Castle
• Crimea Peninsula

Question: what does all of the above have in common, why it ended up on the same coin, and what is it supposed to mean in reality?

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[_harris]

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Username: 0harris0
Date: 2019-01-02 14:57:50
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Nieu island has some really strange coinage, even stranger is there's only around 2000 inhabitants over there and all of their "dollar" coins are made of sterling silver (Ag 925), and despite being legal tender, they are worth 50x the minted value... wtf?

also just found this on ebay... if the coinage is for Nieu Island, where (supposedly) people only speak the native language and English, why is the entire booklet printed in Russian???

I guess it brings up the question why are these coins even minted?!

 

[Timeshifter]

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Username: Timeshifter
Date: 2019-07-27 15:30:23
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May be a stretch, given their suggested age, but they remind me of the kind of tat you get in souvenier stores?

 

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Username: VinniePazman
Date: 2019-07-27 15:51:45
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I don't think it was made in Poland. I found it on website of Polish Mint but there is so many weird stuff - Darth Vader, King Lion coins. Why do you think it's from Poland.

I think this coin is occasianaly coin which worth describes silver value. Why Crimea? no reason - same as Lord Vader coin .

Same coins from Niue Island

 

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Username: Dorothy
Date: 2020-02-26 07:19:04
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I think you just email moderncoinmart they're marketing these known as 'fancies' by coin collectors and usually a limited amount made. They'd know why the content depicted with poland but quite likely poland has its version a tit for tat for coin collecting specialists. Usually these coins are not for public circulation. All for investment purposes.
The reason for Queen is due to island protect to New Zealand and Headed to queen which if I'm not mistaken is mandatory on postage stamps issues also.
Crimea ex Russia well I think it's because that's true language spoken at the site of that castle bordering Ukraine speaking Russian too.
Not a bad collaboration attracting 5 marketplaces plus all the commonwealth countries who buy into anything Queen/crown faced by collectors/hobbyists.
I should add complements to your taste and description as tat reminder. These types of coins typically minted in this case a NZ protectorate island as in this example or minted in Poland for their version, probably sell for $25/30 neatly packged onto direct sale advertisers the product accompanied with heartfelt story romantic history and such like, everybody gets a cut ie the mint the crown..who funded the outlay? What truth in sales quantity etc. How would hobbyists know?
To conclude my thoughts it's just a business using/abusing existing resources of production...wonder where the get the silver from.