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10 Dollars - Charles III Constellations of the Southern Sky
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue is centrally displayed within an ornate circular wreath of traditional Polynesian decorative motifs, surmounted by a royal crown. The seal depicts a breadfruit tree at its centre, enclosed within a beaded circular border bearing the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. A scroll beneath the seal carries the inscriptions ATUA and NIUE TUKULAGI. The denomination TEN DOLLARS curves along the upper periphery of the coin in large raised lettering, while the date 2025 appears in bold numerals at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed celestial map of the Southern Sky is rendered across the darkened field, featuring an intricate network of constellation lines and star positions engraved in fine relief against a deeply contrasted background. A broad diagonal band representing the Milky Way sweeps across the composition in vivid blue colouring, creating a striking visual contrast with the black-treated surface. Three inlaid zirconia crystals are set within the Milky Way band, representing prominent stars and catching light to simulate their luminosity. Individual stars are marked as raised points throughout the field, with constellation outlines connected by delicate engraved lines. The overall design conveys a dramatic astronomical perspective of the southern celestial hemisphere. |
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Niue has served as a licensing jurisdiction for commemorative issues since the 1990s, effectively outsourcing its nominal coinage program to foreign mints and bullion dealers targeting collector markets. This piece is legal tender in Niue in the same technical sense that dozens of similar issues are — which is to say, entirely notionally. The zirconia crystals embedded in the field to represent stars are a production technique popularized by the Austrian Mint and widely licensed since.