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1 Dollar Divine Comedy - 5 of 24
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Proof effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicted in a diademed and draped portrait after the Ian Rank-Broadley model. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'NIUE ISLAND' along the right, with the date '2013' appearing above the effigy. Below the portrait, an inscription reads '1/24th of 24 Dollars', denoting this coin's position within the series. The design is executed in high-relief proof finish against a deeply mirrored field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · 2013 · NIUE ISLAND 1/24th of 24 Dollars |
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This is one piece in a 24-coin silver series issued by Niue commemorating Dante's Divine Comedy, released around the 700th anniversary of the poem's composition, traditionally dated to circa 1308–1320. Niue has become a prolific vehicle for themed collector series issued under New Zealand monetary authority, its nominal face value carrying no practical circulation intent.
The fifth installment in the sequence places it within the Inferno canticle by most series arrangements — Dante's descent had 34 cantos, making the numbering across 24 coins an editorial compression rather than a strict canto correspondence.