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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Noah's Ark
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | Full-color reproduction of Raphael's fresco depicting the Building of Noah's Ark, sourced from the Logge di Raffaello in the Vatican Palace, presented as a central rectangular vignette with applied color printing. The scene portrays Noah, depicted as a white-bearded elder draped in white and red robes, overseeing workers who labor vigorously with tools amid the rising timber framework of the Ark, set against a distant landscape. The color panel is enclosed within an elaborately engraved ornamental silver border featuring scrollwork, foliate acanthus motifs, beaded framing lines, and a decorative cartouche at the top center of the surround. |
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| Mintage | 2015 mw - Proof - 777 |
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Niue has issued bullion and collectible coinage under licensing agreements since the 1970s, effectively renting its monetary authority to foreign minting operations — in this case, the Geiger Edelmetalle program, which produces the Noah's Ark series out of Germany. The coins circulate nowhere and are bought nowhere as currency; they exist entirely as silver vehicles dressed in legal-tender clothing.
The 14.14g weight corresponds to approximately half a troy ounce, placing this squarely in the fractional bullion tier.