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5 Dollars - Charles III Vishnu
| Uitgever | Niue |
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| Jaar | 2023 |
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| Waarde | 5 Dollars |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field features the Public Seal of Niue, a circular device depicting a stylized coconut palm flanked by traditional Niuean decorative motifs, surmounted by a royal crown above crossed ceremonial paddles. The seal is encircled by an ornate wreath of elongated leaf forms. The legend 'NIUE ISLAND FIVE DOLLARS' arcs across the upper border, while 'ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI' appears beneath the seal. The lower border carries the inscriptions '3 oz', '2023', and 'Ag 999', along with the XXI mint mark. The entire design is framed by a richly decorated border of geometric and chevron patterns with a beaded inner ring, finished in antiqued silver. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Highly detailed high-relief depiction of the Hindu deity Vishnu, portrayed facing the viewer in a frontal bust composition emerging from a blooming lotus flower at the lower centre. The deity is shown with multiple arms: one raised hand displays the Om symbol on the palm, another holds a gilded bell, a third extends toward an amber insert set within an ornate Sudarshana Chakra (discus), and a fourth holds a vessel. Vishnu wears an elaborate jewelled crown with intricate filigree, ornate earrings, and a multi-strand necklace with a pendant drop. Serpents and the wings of Garuda appear in the background field. The legend 'VISHNU' is incused along the lower border. The coin is finished in antiqued silver with selective gold gilding on the bell and amber inlay in the chakra. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Niue's arrangement with the New Zealand Mint has made it one of the most prolific issuers of novelty bullion in the Pacific, its nominal sovereignty lending legal-tender status to coins that will never circulate. This piece targets the collector market for Hindu iconography, a category that has expanded sharply since Indian diaspora communities became an identifiable demographic in Western numismatic retail.
The amber insert is a Baltic resin inclusion, a technique popularized in Polish and Czech mint output before spreading to contract mints worldwide. Amber's organic composition means long-term stability in slabbed storage is not guaranteed.