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2 Dollars - Charles III Christ Fainting Under the Cross
| Uitgever | Niue |
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| Jaar | 2024 |
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| Oriëntatie | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Uncrowned right-facing effigy of King Charles III occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with finely detailed facial features and hair, signed with the initials JC below the truncation. The surrounding legend reads CHARLES III at the top, NIUE TWO DOLLARS along the left periphery, and 2OZ 999 FINE SILVER along the right periphery, all in raised Latin capitals. The date 2024 appears in large numerals at the base of the coin. The antiqued finish lends the surface a darkened, aged patina that accentuates the sculptural depth of the portrait. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CHARLES III NIUE TWO DOLLARS 2024 2OZ 999 FINE SILVER |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Niue has functioned since the 1990s as a licensing vehicle for the New Zealand Mint, issuing legal tender coinage with no expectation of domestic circulation on an island of roughly 1,500 people. This piece belongs to a long-running series of devotional silver rounds marketed to Catholic collectors, piggybacking on Niue's willingness to assign face values to bullion products that bear no relationship to actual monetary use.
The subject — Christ collapsing under the weight of the cross, the eighth Station of the Cross in traditional Catholic practice — has been rendered in high-relief silver format by several mints competing in this niche since roughly 2015.