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1 Dollar - Charles III Night Cafe
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-color reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's celebrated 1888 oil painting 'The Night Cafe' (Le Café de Nuit), presented within an ornate gold-toned decorative frame occupying the entire reverse field. The composition depicts the interior of the Café de la Gare in Arles, rendered in Van Gogh's characteristic Post-Impressionist style with swirling brushstroke textures and bold contrasting colors: blood-red walls, a yellow-green billiard table dominating the foreground, and glowing pendant gas lamps casting intense halos of light. Patrons are seated at small tables along the periphery, with a white-coated café owner standing centrally. The artist's signature 'Vincent' and the inscription 'le café de nuit' appear in the lower right of the painted image. The decorative gilt frame is ornamented with acanthus scroll reliefs, enhancing the presentation as a miniature artwork. |
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Niue's legal tender licensing program has operated since the late 1980s, granting the Pacific island nation the ability to issue collectible coinage under New Zealand monetary authority while retaining none of the fiscal infrastructure typically required. The arrangement is pure numismatic commerce — the coins never circulate on the island.
This piece belongs to a series reproducing Post-Impressionist paintings, with the underlying work created in Arles in 1888 during a period of intense productivity that preceded van Gogh's breakdown later that year. Charles III's effigy appears on the obverse as reigning monarch of New Zealand, to whose currency Niue is formally tied.