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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Jesus accused the Pharisees/Jesus before Pontius Pilate
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 32 g |
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| Reverse description | The rectangular reverse bears two full-color scenes reproduced from the Maestà altarpiece by Duccio di Buoninsegna, framed within a gold border. The upper panel depicts Jesus standing before Pontius Pilate, who is seated on a raised tribunal to the right, with Roman soldiers and a crowd of onlookers filling the composition. The lower panel shows Jesus confronted by the Pharisees in an interior architectural setting, with figures gesturing accusatorially around him. The imagery is rendered with rich Byzantine-influenced polychrome coloring, faithfully reproducing the early 14th-century Sienese masterwork. |
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| Mintage | 2012 - Proof - 250 |
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Niue has long operated as one of the more prolific licensing authorities for commemorative silver issues, contracting private mints to produce themed collector pieces that bear its name largely as a legal convenience. This piece belongs to a Biblical narrative series issued under that arrangement, with no meaningful connection to Niuean monetary history.
KM#637 is a collector-only item that almost certainly never circulated on the island, whose entire population hovers around 1,500.