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5 Dollars The Creation of Adam (11 of 12)

Issuer	Government of Niue
Year	2013
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Currency	Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date)
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Obverse lettering	ELIZABETH II NIUE FIVE DOLLARS 2013 80 g .999 FINE SILVER
Reverse description	The reverse depicts a polychrome reproduction of a detail from Michelangelo's celebrated fresco 'The Creation of Adam', originally painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (c. 1508–1512). The image captures a close detail of the divine figure, with an outstretched arm and hand extending toward Adam, rendered in vivid naturalistic color including ochre flesh tones and teal drapery against the marble-like cracked white ground of the ceiling. This coin is the eleventh in a twelve-part series reproducing successive details of the full fresco composition. The color application is executed with high fidelity to the original fresco's tonal palette, presented within the rectangular silver format without additional lettering on the reverse field.
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