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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II Magnum Opus
| Issuer | Tokelau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II TOKELAU 2022 IRB 1 oz FINE GOLD 9999 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly complex abstract composition centred on three overlapping rotated square panels, each filled with intricate geometric micro-engraving including checkerboard lattices, triangular tesserae, and interlocking star motifs. At the heart of the design, a circular vortex of concentric wavy lines spirals inward to a deeply recessed central point with coloured optical illusion effect. The entire composition is set against a richly detailed guilloche background of repeating wave-form rosettes. The legend MAGNUM OPUS appears three times around the central design in spaced capitals, and the denomination 100 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border. |
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Tokelau has no mint of its own and no meaningful monetary economy — its coins are struck under contract, typically in New Zealand or Perth, and sold entirely to the collector market. The territory's annual GDP hovers around $10 million USD, making a $100 face-value gold issue a largely ceremonial fiction with no plausible circulation intention.
"Magnum Opus" is one of several high-concept collector series issued under the Tokelau name in the early 2020s, a period when small Pacific jurisdictions were aggressively licensed by private minting houses seeking a sovereign imprimatur for premium bullion products.