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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Mystic Nativity: 6/15
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, depicted with a diadem and wearing a pearl necklace, in the fourth definitive portrait style attributed to Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, flanked by the date 2013 and the issuing authority NIUE ISLAND along the periphery. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a polished proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-color reproduction of a detail from Sandro Botticelli's celebrated tempera painting 'The Mystic Nativity' (c. 1500-1501), depicting a group of celestial figures, including angels draped in flowing robes of red and white, descending from a luminous sky above a dark treeline. The panel captures the Renaissance master's distinctive use of graceful movement and rich drapery, faithfully transferred onto the rectangular coin surface using precision color printing. This piece represents the sixth panel in a fifteen-part series reproducing the complete composition of the painting. |
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Part of a fifteen-piece series issued by Niue in 2013, each coin reproducing a different work from the Western devotional painting tradition. Niue has become one of the more prolific small-nation licensing partners for this format, contracting with the Perth Mint and similar facilities to produce collector silver on behalf of a Pacific island with a resident population under 1,500. The revenue model is the coin itself — there is no domestic circulation audience.
Botticelli completed The Mystic Nativity around 1500–1501, the only work he ever signed. The Greek inscription across the top references the Apocalypse of John and dates to what Botticelli believed was a tribulation year.