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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Madonna of the YarnwinderLisa
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular gold bar-format obverse featuring the diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II in right-facing profile at upper centre, modelled in high relief. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left border and TOKELAU 2022 along the right border. Beneath the portrait appears a small yarnwinder motif bearing a cross, accompanied by a ribbon scroll inscribed TOKELAU MO TE ATUA. The denomination ONE DOLLAR and fineness specification 1/500 OZ FINE GOLD 999/1000 are inscribed in bold serif lettering in the lower centre field, below which appears a facsimile signature of Leonardo da Vinci above the word MASTERPIECES. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tokelau has no mint of its own and issues coins entirely as a licensing and revenue arrangement, with production contracted to the New Zealand Mint. The "Madonna of the Yarnwinder" attributed here to Leonardo da Vinci exists in two principal versions — the Buccleuch and the Lansdowne — neither of which has an undisputed attribution to Leonardo's own hand rather than his workshop. At 0.0622 g, this is among the smallest gold coin formats produced commercially, a tenth-sovereign-scale piece where the gold content is almost incidental to the collectible premise.