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5 Dollars The Creation of Adam (7 of 12)
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Central to the rectangular planchet, a circular medallion bears the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, rendered after the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait with a diademed and draped bust. The surrounding legend, arranged along the upper arc, reads ELIZABETH II · NIUE · FIVE DOLLARS, with the date 2013 positioned in the lower field of the medallion. Below the circular design, in the lower rectangular margin, the inscription 80 g · 999 FINE SILVER confirms the coin's weight and fineness. The obverse field within the medallion exhibits a polished mirror finish consistent with the reverse proof technique, contrasting with the frosted lettering and effigy. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Part of a twelve-piece series reproducing Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling in silver, this issue was released the same year conservators completed a new phase of documentation on the original frescoes using high-resolution photogrammetry. Niue has issued coins under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, functioning effectively as a mint-program platform for third-party distributors — the Pacific island's own population sits under 2,000.
The KM#1223 reference places it firmly within the broader Sistine Chapel bullion program. Seventh of twelve in the sequence.