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5 Dollars - Charles III Joan of Arc
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic high-relief bust-length effigy of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) dominates the field, depicted three-quarter facing left with flowing hair and clad in full plate armour with ornately gilded pauldrons and gorget highlighted in selective gold plating. She holds a gilded sword diagonally across her body. The background features a detailed medieval landscape in lower relief, with a multi-turreted castle to the left and a fortified gatehouse to the right beneath a clouded sky with birds in flight. The legend JOAN OF ARC is incused in large letters along the upper rim. |
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Niue has served as a licensing vehicle for the Perth Mint and other producers for decades, lending its sovereign status to collectible issues that have no connection to the island's 1,500-person economy. This Joan of Arc piece follows a well-worn commercial formula — high-purity two-ounce silver, 45mm format, royal cypher of Charles III — aimed squarely at the thematic bullion collector rather than any numismatic or historical commission.
Joan of Arc was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920, the latter date driven substantially by post-WWI French national sentiment. Her image has appeared on French coinage since the Third Republic.