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5 Dollars - Charles III Flying Apsaras
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A richly colored full-field depiction of the Mogao Caves (Dunhuang) dominates the obverse, featuring a multi-tiered traditional Chinese pagoda rendered in deep red tones set against a dramatic sky with a luminous golden moon and birds in flight. The Public Seal of Niue, depicted in high relief with a crowned cartouche, is applied in the upper left field, bearing the legends ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI around a central palm tree motif. The denomination legend 5 DOLLARS 2oz Ag999 curves along the upper border in raised lettering, while NIUE and the date 2024 appear in the lower left field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue's arrangement with the Perth Mint has made it one of the more prolific bullion and commemorative issuing authorities in the Pacific, lending its name to coins that have no meaningful circulation relationship with the territory itself. This piece falls squarely in that category — a legal tender designation of convenience, with the real market being collectors of Asian-themed silver.
The Flying Apsara motif draws from Khmer and broader Southeast Asian Buddhist iconography, figures found carved across the sandstone galleries of Angkor Wat.