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50 Dollars - Charles III The Colossus of Rhodes
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the crowned Public Seal of Niue, bearing a foliate device within a beaded border, with the motto scroll inscribed ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI below. Surrounding the central seal, the field is divided into seven radiating segments by decorative columnar dividers, each containing a finely detailed relief depiction of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, including the Colossus of Rhodes, the Great Pyramid, the Temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Statue of Zeus. The denomination 50 DOLLARS and the date 2023 appear in the lower field, with the mint mark CM at the upper right of the central seal. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes for roughly 54 years before an earthquake toppled it around 226 BC. Ancient accounts by Pliny the Elder describe the fallen statue lying in pieces for nearly nine centuries — the Rhodians reportedly refused to move it after an oracle warned against rebuilding. Niue has issued bullion and commemorative gold under licensing agreements for decades, functioning effectively as a sovereign mint-proxy for New Zealand-aligned Pacific coinage programs.