50 Dollars - Charles III Anne Veski

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Reverse description	A coloured portrait of Estonian singer Anne Veski is rendered in high relief, depicting her facing slightly to the left with styled blonde hair and a gold-toned outfit. The portrait occupies the majority of the reverse field in a realistic, contemporary artistic style. The legend ANNE VESKI is inscribed in a curved arc along the upper portion of the field. Her facsimile signature appears in the lower left portion of the field.
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Additional information	Anne Veski is an Estonian pop singer who rose to prominence in the Soviet Union during the 1980s, achieving a level of mainstream success unusual for an artist from one of the occupied Baltic states. That a Niue gold issue should carry her image is entirely a product of how the island's numismatic program works: Niue licenses its coinage authority to private minting operations that produce legal-tender collectibles with essentially no ceiling on subject matter, from cartoon characters to foreign celebrities. Niue's population sits under 2,000. It has struck coins honoring hundreds of subjects it has no cultural connection to whatsoever.