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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1221842, member: 6229&quot;]<font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">In 2000, Charles Shultz&#039;s Peanuts Comic strip achieved its 50th Anniveresary. The Island of Niue authorized the minting of One Dollar coins to commemorate the event. Snoopy and Woodstock are featured on the reverse sitting atop Snoopy&#039;s dog house. The obverse side of this 39mm copper-nickel coin features Queen Elizabeth II.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Niue is a small island nation in the south Pacific, but has no ties to Polynesia.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Niue on the Globe (Wikipedia photo):</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4"></font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Niue_on_the_globe_(Polynesia_centered).svg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Niue_on_the_globe_(Polynesia_centered).svg" rel="nofollow"><u><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Niue_on_the_globe_(Polynesia_centered).svg</span></font></span></font></u></a></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Though self governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, and lacks full sovereignty. All Niueans are New Zealand citizens and Queen Elizabeth II is Niue&#039;s Head of State. Most diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on Niue&#039;s behalf.</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">In 2003, Niue became the world&#039;s first &quot;WiFi nation&quot;, in which free wireless Internet access is provided throughout the country by <b>The Internet Users Society-Niue.</b></font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b></b>　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Niue was originally named Savage Island by Captain James Cook, who landed there in 1774, because of the hostility of the natives. Missionaries began arriving in the 1830&#039;s and eventually converted the population to Christianity. The island has a population of only about 2200. Its main sources of income are the export of bananas, copra, handicrafts and <b><i>selling coins to collectors.</i></b></font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4"><b><i></i></b>　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Coin photo courtesy of Don&#039;s World Coin Gallery:</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4"></font><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_as.php?image=nmc6/233-115&amp;desc=Niuekm1151Dollar(2000)50yrs.Peanuts&amp;query=Niuekm115" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_as.php?image=nmc6/233-115&amp;desc=Niuekm1151Dollar(2000)50yrs.Peanuts&amp;query=Niuekm115" rel="nofollow"><u><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_as.php?image=nmc6/233-115&amp;desc=Niuekm1151Dollar(2000)50yrs.Peanuts&amp;query=Niuekm115</span></font></span></font></u></a></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Did you know?</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">　</font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4">Clinker<font size="4"></font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="arial"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4"></font></font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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