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5 Dollars - Charles III Hannibal
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue is depicted centrally in high relief, surmounted by a royal crown and encircled by a decorative border bearing the legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE with the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on a scroll below. Surrounding the central seal, the field is filled with an elaborate array of ancient and medieval weapons rendered in intricate detail, including axes, swords, spears, a flail, and a trident, arranged in a radiating composition suggestive of martial prowess. The peripheral legend reads LEGENDARY WARRIORS at the top arc, with FINE SILVER · 2025 · FIVE DOLLARS · 2 oz 999 distributed around the lower arc. The entire design is struck in antiqued finish, enhancing the depth and texture of the high-relief elements. |
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| Reverse description | A bold, high-relief effigy of Hannibal Barca, the celebrated Carthaginian general, is portrayed in three-quarter view occupying the majority of the field. He is depicted wearing an ornate plumed Carthaginian helmet with gilded detailing, an eye patch over his right eye referencing his historical loss of sight, and a lion-pelt cloak draped over his armored torso; gilded elements highlight his bracers, belt, and armor. In his left hand he holds a long scepter or staff topped with a gilded medallion bearing a female head, above which rises a gilded trident. The background features an evocative scene of ancient classical ruins and colonnaded architecture rendered in low relief beneath a clouded sky. The legend HANNIBAL arcs across the upper field in incuse lettering. |
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Hannibal Barca crossed the Alps in 218 BC with somewhere between 26,000 and 37,000 troops — ancient sources disagree sharply — losing nearly half his force to cold, ambushes, and terrain before reaching the Po Valley. He then went on to field an army that inflicted Rome's three worst battlefield defeats in a single war. Niue has become one of the busiest issuing authorities in the modern commemorative market, licensing its sovereignty to bullion programs with no organic connection to the subject matter.