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50 Cents - Charles III Creation of Adam
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 0.0311 g |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue displayed centrally within the rectangular field, depicting a crowned circular badge bearing a stylised coconut palm frond motif surrounded by an ornamental border, surmounted by a royal crown. Two crossed ceremonial paddles appear beneath the badge, with a ribbon scroll bearing the Niuean motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI. The legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE arcs around the upper portion of the badge. The issuer name NIUE appears in large capitals to the left of the seal, the date 2025 to the right, and the denomination and fineness inscription 1/1000 oz AU 9999 50 CENTS is rendered in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A faithful rendering of Michelangelo's celebrated fresco The Creation of Adam (c. 1512), originally painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. To the left, the nude figure of Adam reclines languidly upon a rocky outcrop, his left arm outstretched with index finger extended toward the divine. To the right, God the Father is depicted as a bearded elder figure, robed and borne aloft within a swirling mantle surrounded by angelic attendants, his right arm and finger reaching toward Adam's in the iconic moment of life-giving contact. The entire composition fills the rectangular field and is rendered in fine engraved detail with tonal relief evoking the painterly quality of the Renaissance original. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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