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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Fragment of Villa of Mysteries Fresco: 3/9
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael David Maklouf |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, after the portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, set within a circular raised relief panel inset into the rectangular flan. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left and 'NIUE ISLAND' along the upper right of the circular field, with the date '2011' above the portrait. Below the circular panel, incused into the silver field, appears the denomination inscription '1/9th of 9 Dollars'. The queen's effigy features the standard fourth-generation portrait with tiara and drapery. |
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| Reverse description | Full-color reproduction of a fragment (panel 3 of 9) from the ancient Roman fresco cycle of the Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii, rendered in vivid polychrome enamel against a deep Pompeian red background. The scene depicts three figures in a ritual or Dionysiac context: a standing female figure at right draped in pale robes and raising a dark cloth, a seated woman in the center tending to a goat, and a third figure visible at upper left. A goat stands prominently in the foreground. A Greek-key meander border frames the upper edge of the composition, faithful to the decorative scheme of the original fresco. The image is presented within the full rectangular format of the coin. |
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| Mint | Mint of Poland |
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