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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Vincent van Gogh
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Diameter | 40 x 30 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this rectangular proof silver coin features a striking dual-composition design combining a full-color reproduction of Van Gogh's iconic painting 'Sunflowers' (1888) on the left, depicting a vase of sunflowers rendered in vivid yellows, oranges, and greens. To the right, an uncolored silver-relief portrait bust of Vincent van Gogh faces left, accompanied by a stylized facsimile signature 'Vincent' rendered in script below. Decorative embossed floral and painterly motifs in silver relief fill the background field between the colored panel and the portrait. The legend 'VAN GOGH' appears prominently in raised block letters at the lower right, with the artist's birth and death years '1853-1890' inscribed beneath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has issued commemorative coins under licensing agreements since the early 1990s, leveraging its status as a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand to access the global collector market. This van Gogh piece appeared in 2007, the same year a broader wave of art-themed rectangular silver issues flooded the numismatic market — the rectangular format with inset stones was a format Pobjoy Mint and similar producers were pushing aggressively through Pacific island issuers at the time.
The three zircons are set to correspond with specific elements of a particular painting, though secondary market listings rarely agree on which work is referenced.