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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Vitruvian Man
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1978-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II TOKELAU 2022 TOKELAU MO TE ATUA ONE DOLLAR 1/500 OZ FINE GOLD 999/1000 Leonardo da Vinci MASTERPIECES |
| Reverse description | Full colored reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated Vitruvian Man (c. 1490) fills the rectangular field, depicting a male figure in two superimposed positions — arms and legs outstretched — simultaneously inscribed within a circle and a square, illustrating the ideal proportions of the human body as described by the Roman architect Vitruvius. The background faithfully reproduces the aged parchment texture of the original drawing, complete with da Vinci's characteristic mirror-script annotations above and below the figure. The composition is rendered in warm sepia tones against the gold border of the planchet, evoking the appearance of the original pen-and-ink study. |
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At 0.0622 g, this is a fractional gold piece so small it sits at the technical boundary of what modern minting equipment can produce with any consistency. Tokelau — a New Zealand dependent territory of three atolls with a population under 1,500 — has no domestic mint and issues coins purely as a revenue instrument, with production contracted to private minting firms.