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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Saint Jerome Writing
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Gold plated silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the George IV State Diadem, rendered in high relief against a two-tone gold and black divided field characteristic of this series. The portrait, modeled by Ian Rank-Broadley and bearing his initials IRB below the truncation, occupies the lower-left portion of the square flan. The legend ELIZABETH II and NIUE ISLAND appear along the left and right vertical edges respectively, while the denomination 1 DOLLAR is inscribed along the upper horizontal edge. The date 2022 is placed along the lower edge, flanked by the mint mark and the silver fineness designation Ag 999 1 oz. |
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| Reverse description | Full-color reproduction of Caravaggio's painting Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), presented within a decorative gilt frame that fills the square field. The composition depicts the elderly, semi-nude Saint Jerome seated and bent over an open book, his right hand holding a quill to parchment, with a cardinal's red robe draped across his lap. A human skull rests prominently to the right of the figure, serving as a traditional memento mori symbol. Caravaggio's characteristic chiaroscuro technique, with intense contrast between deep shadow and warm illumination, is faithfully reproduced in full polychrome color print on the coin's surface. |
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Niue has operated as a prolific licensing platform for third-party bullion and collector coin programs since the 1990s, with its nominal face values bearing no relationship to actual monetary use on the island. The KM#4824 attribution places this squarely within a long series of fine-silver rounds issued under New Zealand's oversight of Niuean currency — a constitutional arrangement that delegates coin approval through Wellington while allowing Niue to contract directly with foreign mints and distributors.
Saint Jerome's scholarly seclusion in Bethlehem, where he completed the Vulgate translation between roughly 390 and 405 AD, made him a recurring subject in devotional numismatic programs targeting the Catholic collector market.