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2023MW Niue $1 Valley with Ploughman Seen from Above Vincent Van Gogh
This beautiful 1 Oz Silver coin is part of the Treasures of World series, dedicated to the most fascinating paintings. In this edition: Valley with Ploughman by Vincent Van Gogh. The coin features a wonderful square shape, has a vibrant coloration and a partial Gilding.
The obverse of the coin presents the painting Valley with Ploughman surrounded by a beautiful Gilded frame. It is an oil painting created in 1889, during the last year of van Gogh's life. The painting exudes a sense of awe-inspiring calmness and tranquility. Van Gogh, known for his love for nature, vividly captures the beauty of the valley and the serenity of the ploughman at work.
The reverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of Niue and the inscriptions: 2023 β the year of issue,1 DOLLAR β the face value and Ag 999 1 Oz - the purity of the Silver and its weight.
From the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia:
This landscape is unusual in its elevated, almost bird's-eye point of view. Such an angle can be seen as an attempt to look at the world in the Japanese way, natural for an artist obsessed with Japan. However, we cannot speak of serious influence here: Van Gogh's view was individual and came from his own impressions. The dynamism distinguishing this canvas is alien to Far Eastern landscapes. The painting has an enormous internal energy. The crossing diagonals forming the borders of the fields and the ploughed furrows, the contours of the roofs, the row of cypresses - such vectors strain the composition, but not so much as to disturb the unity of the whole. It is a study from nature. The colouring of the painting and the action of the figures show us that it was executed in autumn, a time when Van Gogh worked not only on the hospital grounds, but outside them as well.
Limited mintage of only 999 pieces worldwide.
Niue
Island Country
Niue is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. Itβs known for its limestone cliffs and coral-reef dive sites. Migrating whales swim in Niue's waters between July and October. In the southeast is the Huvalu Forest Conservation Area, where trails through fossilized coral forests lead to the Togo and Vaikona chasms. The northwest is home to the rock pools of Avaiki Cave and the naturally formed Talava Arches. β Google
Capital: Alofi
Dialing code: +683
Population: 1,620 (2018)
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Continent: Oceania
Official languages: Niue, English
Government: Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy, Non-partisan democracy
Obverse photo taken with Google Pixel 6 Pro. Reverse photo taken with Google Pixel 6 Pro. Adobe Photoshop Elements used to fix any digital artifacts.