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1 Dollar - Charles III Plesiosaurus
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a crescent-shaped inset at the upper center bearing the Public Seal of Niue, surmounted by a royal crown, with the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE encircling the seal and the Niuean motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI inscribed below. The lower portion of the field displays a highly detailed, sculpted fossil skeleton of a Plesiosaurus embedded in a textured stone surface, rendered in high relief to simulate an archaeological excavation. The denomination 1 DOLLAR and the date 2024 are inscribed along the left arc of the border, while the series legend PREHISTORIC WORLD runs along the right arc. The Czech Mint privy mark appears in the upper left field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vivid, full-color depiction of a Plesiosaurus emerging dramatically from a prehistoric sea, its large paddle-like flippers and long neck rendered in applied color with iridescent green, teal, and amber hues. The creature is shown breaching the water surface, with stylized waves and air bubbles surrounding its body in finely engraved detail. In the background, two pterosaurs soar above a primordial landscape featuring a volcanic eruption at upper left, while an ichthyosaur is depicted in the underwater foreground at lower right. The inscription PLESIOSAURUS appears in bold relief lettering along the upper left arc of the field. |
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