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2 Dollars - Charles III Skateboard: 3/3
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of this highly unconventional collector piece presents a vivid full-color printed landscape scene inspired by classical East Asian painting traditions, applied across the entire skateboard-deck surface. The composition depicts a sweeping panoramic vista of rolling mountains, valleys, rivers, and sparse deciduous trees rendered in bold polychromatic enamel coloring dominated by tones of ochre, cobalt blue, and lime green. The scene evokes the style of Chinese shan shui landscape painting, with layered mountain ranges receding into a misty background and a tranquil river plain in the foreground. The coloring technique produces a luminous, almost holographic visual effect across the elongated oval field. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Niue has operated as a prolific bullion and commemorative licensing jurisdiction since the 1990s, leasing its monetary authority to produce coins that have no practical circulation function on the island. This piece is the third in a three-part skateboard series issued under that arrangement — collector bait, competently executed, with the New Zealand-administered territory collecting royalties it depends on for a meaningful share of government revenue.