| Coin | One Dollar Silver 2019 Gustav Klimt - Lady with a Fan |
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Niue, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar is the circulation currency for daily transactions, while the government also authorises legal tender coins in the Niue Dollar currency for collector's purposes.
A number of mints issue a large variety of commemorative, bullion and collector coins under the authority of Niue. These coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are made using "smartminting" techniques and have features not generally found in circulation coins - e.g. high relief, full colour printing and/or different forms, including fully three dimensional (3D).
Some coins are marketed in standard bullion sizes, like half ounce silver, one ounce silver etc, and some of those are also denominated as $1, for which see respective lists; this particular coin denominated as One Niue Dollar is not in a standard ounce-based size.
This coin is part of the Golden Five series featuring paintings by Gustav Klimt, and depicts his work entitled Lady with a Fan. |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II NIUE ISLAND 1 DOLLAR 2019.
Below the portrait on its right side, the small MW mint mark of the Mint of Poland (m over W), for Mennica Warszawska (Mint of Warsaw).
Around below left, the hallmark Ag 999 (99.9% silver; "Ag" is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver, and is internationally used to mark silver coins and jewellery).
The border is toothed, with a pattern of triangles. |
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and shows part of Gustav Klimt's painting "Lady with a Fan". There is an amber insert to the left of it.
Vertically on the right, the inscription GUSTAV KLIMT (the U looks like a V: "GVSTAV KLIMT"). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
GUSTAV KLIMT |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, amber insert.
Packaging: in display stand and gift box, with a Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Gustav Klimt - Golden Five series include:
- $1 Silver, Tree of Life, Niue 2018
- $1 Silver, Lady in Gold, Niue 2018
- $1 Silver, The Kiss, Niue 2018
- $1 Silver, Medicine, Niue 2018
- $1 Silver, Golden Apple Tree, Niue 2018
- $1 Silver, Lady with a Fan, Niue 2019
- $1 Silver, Pallas Athene, Niue 2019
- $1 Silver, Death and Life, Niue 2019
- $1 Silver, Portrait of Eugenia, Niue 2019
- $1 Silver, The Maiden, Niue 2019
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Expectation, Cameroon 2020
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Judith and the Head of Holofernes, Cameroon 2020
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Emilie Flöge, Cameroon 2020
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Judith II, Cameroon 2020
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Music, Cameroon 2020
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Baby, Cameroon 2021
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Beethoven Frieze, Cameroon 2021
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, The Dancer, Cameroon 2021
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Portrait of Friederike-Maria Beer, Cameroon 2021
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Portrait of a Lady, Cameroon 2021
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, Cameroon 2022
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Hope II, Cameroon 2022
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Portrait of Mäda Gertrude Primavesi, Cameroon 2022
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Portrait of Maria Munk, Cameroon 2022
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, The Knight, Cameroon 2022
- 500 Fr CFA Silver, Water Serpents II, Cameroon 2022
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