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5 Dollars The Creation of Adam (4 of 12)
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central to the obverse is a circular medallic area bearing the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left, NIUE along the upper, and FIVE DOLLARS along the right of the beaded inner border. The date 2013 appears in the lower field of the circular zone, while the inscription 80 g .999 FINE SILVER is positioned in the lower exergual area of the rectangular flan, outside the coin circle. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a richly colored reproduction of a detail from Michelangelo's celebrated Sistine Chapel fresco 'The Creation of Adam', constituting the fourth panel in a twelve-part series. The depicted segment focuses on the group of angelic figures enveloped within God's billowing crimson mantle, rendered in warm ochre and terracotta tones with fine painterly detail. One prominent curly-haired angel gazes outward toward the viewer, while additional figures are nestled closely beneath the dramatic sweep of drapery. The image faithfully reproduces the fresco's baroque chiaroscuro modeling and is applied across the full rectangular surface of the silver flan. No inscriptions or legends appear on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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