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5 Dollars - Charles III Black Mark
| Issuer | Government of Niue |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dramatic, highly detailed polychrome composition depicting a skeletal pirate captain rendered in antiqued silver with selective colour treatment. The central figure, shown as a skull-faced undead buccaneer, wears a large tricorn hat adorned with a gold skull-and-crossbones medallion and a red sash, with flowing dark hair cascading to either side. The figure brandishes a cutlass and holds a pistol set with an inlaid black diamond, while gold accents highlight jewelry, buckles, and a Jolly Roger medallion at the chest. To the left, a female figure in period dress emerges from the composition, while a parrot perches at the right against a ship's rigging background. The legend BLACK MARK arcs across the upper rim in distressed letterforms evocative of a pirate flag. |
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Niue's licensing arrangements with the New Zealand Mint have made the island one of the most prolific third-party bullion and numismatic issuers in the Pacific, despite having a population under 2,000. The program generates revenue for a territory that relies heavily on New Zealand subsidies and remittances from its diaspora — which outnumbers residents on the island by roughly twenty to one.
The black diamond inclusion places this among a narrow category of certified gemstone-set coins where the stone's value is largely nominal; industrial-grade black diamonds are among the least expensive cut gemstones commercially available.