Gold Ounce 2021 Comics Superheroes - Superman, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 coins under the authority of Niue. Most of these are commemorative and collector issues dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including one ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). Those issued at prices much higher than their bullion value are separately listed in the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) gold ounce section of the site.

Unlike them, this coin is targeted at bullion investors and was initially released at a price close to the value of its precious metal content.

This "Premium Bullion Coin" is the third release in the New Zealand Mint's DC Comics Bullion Coins Series series dedicated to DC Comics characters and themes, and features Superman.

Originally native to the planet Krypton and equipped with super powers, Superman has dedicated himself to the fight for justice on Earth. Together with the other founding members Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Batman and Martian Manhunter, he belongs to the Justice League since 1960.