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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Centaur
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 389 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with a diadem and wearing a necklace, occupying the central field against a deeply mirrored proof background divided into polished and frosted halves. The engraver's initials IRB appear on the truncation, with the Czech Mint mark (CM) visible to the lower left of the portrait. The circumferential legend reads · NIUE ISLAND · 5 DOLLARS · ELIZABETH II · 2021, rendered in a stylised angular typeface evocative of ancient Greek epigraphy. The entire design is framed by a continuous Greek meander (key-fret) border in high relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | · NIUE ISLAND · 5 DOLLARS · ELIZABETH II · 2021 CM IRB |
| Reverse description | Dynamic high-relief depiction of a centaur in the act of drawing a bow, rendered in a classical Hellenistic sculptural style by engraver František Mošna. The mythological creature, with a muscular bearded human torso and equine lower body, rears on its hind legs facing right while pulling a strung bow taut, conveying powerful motion and tension. The design exploits a stark contrast between the frosted relief figure and the mirror-polished field, creating a dramatic chiaroscuro effect. The inscription CENTAUR is placed vertically along the right inner border in the same stylised angular lettering used on the obverse, accompanied by the engraver's monogram FM at the lower centre. The reverse is likewise enclosed by a raised Greek meander border. |
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