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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials IRB visible at the truncation of the neck. The portrait occupies the right-centre field, set against a highly polished mirror background. Surrounding the effigy in the left and lower fields are detailed engravings of Tesla's mechanical patent diagrams, rendered in a technical blueprint style with figure references (Fig. 1, Fig. 6, Fig. 7) and component labels. The vertical legend '1 DOLLAR NIUE ISLAND' appears to the left of the portrait, while 'ELIZABETH II' and the date '2020' are inscribed in the lower field. The Czech Mint mark appears in the lower left area of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 DOLLAR NIUE ISLAND ELIZABETH II 2020 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a richly detailed portrait of inventor Nikola Tesla in three-quarter facing view, his gaze directed toward the viewer, with a moustache and period attire. To the left of his portrait rises a detailed depiction of the Wardenclyffe Tower (Tesla Tower), its latticed steel structure surmounted by dramatic stylised electrical discharge bolts radiating outward in an arborescent pattern across both sides of the field. At the lower left, a low-relief rendering of the Wardenclyffe laboratory building is visible. The legend 'NIKOLA TESLA' is inscribed in bold raised lettering in the lower right field. |
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