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2 Dollars - Charles III Melting Clock
| Emittent | Niue |
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| Jahr | 2024 |
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| Form | Other |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse presents a striking Surrealist interpretation of a melting clock face, inspired by Salvador Dalí's iconic imagery, rendered in high sculptural relief on the same irregularly shaped flan. The clock face is depicted in a warped, drooping form with an oval central cartouche housing the hour and minute hands, set against a field bearing all twelve Roman numeral hour markers. The numerals and hands are executed in raised relief with fine detail, conveying the illusion of a timepiece losing its rigid form under the effects of heat or time. The coin's contoured edge further enhances the trompe-l'œil melting effect, making the flan itself an integral part of the artistic concept. No additional legends or inscriptions appear on this face. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Niue has operated as a prolific license issuer for novelty bullion since the 1990s, contracting foreign mints — predominantly the Polish Mint in Warsaw — to produce collector pieces that carry its legal tender status purely by treaty arrangement with New Zealand. The country's own GDP is smaller than many single coin mintages.
The "melting clock" motif derives from Salvador Dalí's 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory, copyright to which is administered by the Dalí Foundation. Use on licensed numismatic products requires formal authorization — a detail that distinguishes these pieces from the flood of unlicensed Dalí-adjacent merchandise.