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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Frédéric Chopin and George Sand
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 DOLLAR ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND 2014 Ag 999 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents facing portrait busts of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand rendered in fine detail and surrounded by elaborate decorative motifs evoking the Romantic era. A red Swarovski crystal element is inlaid into the design as a decorative accent. The legend 'Fryderyk Chopin & George Sand' is inscribed across the field, identifying the celebrated subjects. The overall composition celebrates the famous romantic and artistic liaison between the Polish composer and the French writer. |
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Niue has issued commemorative silver under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, effectively functioning as a mint-for-hire for themed collector series that have no connection to the island's own history or economy. This piece belongs to that category entirely — a Polish-French cultural pairing marketed to European collectors, struck in New Zealand on Niue's nominal authority.
Chopin and Sand's relationship lasted roughly nine years, from 1838 to 1847, and included the winter stay at Valldemossa in Majorca that Chopin himself described as miserable — cold, damp, and marked by a serious deterioration of his tuberculosis.