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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Anatomic study of the shoulder
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-colour reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical study of the human shoulder, rendered in the characteristic brown ink and wash technique of the master's original drawing. The detailed study depicts the musculature and skeletal structure of the shoulder joint from a three-quarter perspective, with the sinuous lines of tendons and muscles meticulously illustrated. Handwritten notations in mirror script, faithful to da Vinci's original manuscript style, appear in the upper right field of the composition. The artwork is printed directly onto the silver surface, faithfully capturing the warm sepia tones and cross-hatching of the Renaissance original. The overall composition fills the rectangular flan to its borders, emphasising the artistic and scientific genius of da Vinci. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has long served as a licensing jurisdiction for novelty collector issues, with the New Zealand territory's government generating meaningful revenue by lending its monetary authority to themed series produced almost entirely for the international bullion and numismatic gift market. This particular piece belongs to a wave of anatomical and scientific subject coins that circulated through European collector channels in the early 2010s, produced by overseas minting contractors rather than any facility connected to the island itself.
The rectangular flan — 40 x 50 mm — places it outside standard coin formats, a deliberate choice to accommodate detailed surface design at the expense of any pretense of circulability.