2011 AMBER ROUTE - AQUILEIA

Obverse:
In the centre, a stylized image of a cart, in which ambers were carried by the Romans from Baltic Sea to Italy. Behind the cart, on the left, a stylized image of a head of the Roman. On the background, an image of a map with Baltic Sea outline. At the top, along the edge, a semicircular inscription: AMBER ROUTE. At the bottom, a semicircular inscription: NIUE ISLAND; above it, a nominal value: 1 Dollar. An image of the Queen Elizabeth II with the Mint’s mark (MW), on the left of the cart. On the right of the Queen’s head, an inscription: ELIZABETH II; under it, a year of issue: 2011.

Reverse:
At the top, a semi-circular inscription – AQUILEIA. Underneath, to the left – columns from Foro Romano di Aquileia and the image of the mythical she-wolf suckling Remus and Romulus (the symbol of the Roman Empire), standing in front of the basilica of Aquileia. To the right – a Roman ancient mosaic presenting a female head. Underneath an image of a Roman coin found in the vicinity of Aquileia. At the bottom, an amber insert.

Designer: Robert Kotowicz