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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Aureus Neptune
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015-2016 |
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| Weight | 15.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, engraved in the third portrait style by Raphael David Maklouf, set within a beaded inner circle. The legend ELIZABETH II and NIUE ONE DOLLAR arc around the periphery. Below the bust, the fineness mark Ag 999,9 appears to the left and the weight 15,5g to the right, with the year of issue 2015 displayed in the lower exergue. A small engraver's initial mark is visible beneath the Queen's truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a large sculptural depiction of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, rendered as a standing figure holding a trident, with one foot resting on a globe, executed with selective gold printing. Inset at the lower portion of the design is a replica of an ancient Roman gold aureus struck under Emperor Vespasian: the obverse of the ancient coin shows a laureate portrait of Vespasian in profile to the right, while the reverse depicts Neptune standing with trident and foot on globe. The legends from the ancient aureus are faithfully reproduced around the inner and outer fields of the modern coin. The overall composition frames the ancient coinage within the contemporary numismatic context of the Aureus series. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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