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2 Dollars - Charles III Vivat Humanitas
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A tall Ionic column rendered in high relief dominates the central field, its capital decorated with volutes and a spiral motif. Affixed to the shaft of the column is a circular medallion featuring a meander (Greek key) border enclosing a stylized all-seeing eye, at the centre of which is set a blue Swarovski crystal. The background field is engraved with an antiqued scene depicting robed figures in a classical setting reminiscent of ancient Greek civic assembly. The inner border is composed of a continuous Greek key (meander) pattern. The legend VIVAT HUMANITAS appears twice along the left and right sides of the inner border, and a scroll at the base of the column bears the inscription 1oz FINE SILVER 9999. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has functioned as a prolific licensing vehicle for the Perth Mint and various private minting houses for decades, with its nominal face values carrying no practical monetary function on the island. This piece is a bullion-adjacent collectible, not a coin in any transactional sense. The Swarovski crystal inclusion is a commercial embellishment standard to a particular tier of modern numismatic merchandising.
Vivat Humanitas — "long live humanity" — is the motto of King Charles III, adopted from his personal cypher and used on British and Commonwealth coinage following his accession in September 2022.