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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Resurrection of Christ
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse description | Square flan with rounded corners featuring the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, a right-facing diademed and draped bust by Ian Rank-Broadley, centrally positioned in the field. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' runs vertically along the left border, while 'NIUE' and '2015' are inscribed vertically along the right border. The denomination '1 DOLLAR' appears horizontally along the upper edge. The engraver's initials 'IRB' are incused below the portrait, with the purity mark 'Ag999' inscribed in the lower left field. The coin exhibits a brilliant proof finish with deeply mirrored fields contrasting the frosted relief of the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a vibrant full-color reproduction of the Resurrection of Christ, inspired by a masterwork of Renaissance religious painting. The risen Christ is shown ascending above an open stone sepulchre, his figure bathed in radiant beams of divine light emanating from his glorified form, robed in a flowing brown and gold mantle. Two Roman soldiers are shown collapsed or recoiling at the base of the tomb, rendered in dramatic contrapposto poses conveying awe and alarm. A gilded Gothic architectural canopy with ornate pinnacles frames the upper portion of the composition against a dark background, with scattered star motifs in the field. The coloring technique renders the scene with rich polychromatic detail on a highly polished proof silver ground. |
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Niue has long operated as a prolific licensing hub for themed silver issues, contracting with external mints and distributors to produce collector coins under its legal tender framework. The arrangement suits all parties: Niue collects licensing fees, and distributors gain access to a legitimate issuing authority with minimal bureaucratic friction. These pieces circulate exclusively in the secondary collector market — none reach Niue's roughly 1,600 residents as spending money.
KM# 137 places this among a dense cluster of religiously themed issues from Niue in the mid-2010s, a period when demand for faith-based silver rounds was being actively cultivated by European distributors, particularly in Polish and Central European markets.