Gold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress, Coin from Niue - detailed information

Gold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress, Coin from Niue
CoinGold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress

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 coin is part of a New Zealand Mint collection of "premium bullion coins" featuring movie characters and themes, and is the third in a series dedicated to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. The coin's theme is The Empress, a Chinese sailing ship from the 2007 hit Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End.

Once the flagship of the Chinese pirate lord Sao Feng, after his death The Empress passes into the command of Elizabeth Swann, who was appointed captain by the dying Sao Feng. When Captain Swann later transferred to the Black Pearl for warfare, she left the ship to Tai Huang, Sao Feng's first mate. Unlike European ships, a junk has no keel and the sides are nearly vertical. The triangular to pentagonal sails have bamboo ribs sewn into them, which give the sail special stability and flexibility.

MintNew Zealand Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage250
Obverse
Niue / Gold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress - obverse photo

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 250 DOLLARS 2021.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II NIUE 250 DOLLARS 2021
Reverse
Niue / Gold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress - reverse photo

The reverse of the coin features an image of The Empress sailing ship and a stylised depiction of its captain, Sao Feng.

Around above left, the inscription THE EMPRESS. Below the ship, Disney PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN.

Around below, the precious metal content: 1 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one ounce of 99.99% gold) and the copyright acknowledgement, © Disney.

Reverse Inscription THE EMPRESS Disney PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Packaging: in capsule.

See also

Coins in the Pirates of the Caribbean seres include:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Black Pearl, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Black Pearl, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Flying Dutchman, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Flying Dutchman, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress, 2021
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - Queen Anne's Revenge, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - Queen Anne's Revenge, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - Silent Mary, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Pirates of the Caribbean - Silent Mary, 2022

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Gold Ounce 2021 Pirates of the Caribbean - The Empress: Details
CountryNiue
CurrencyNiue Dollar
Coin TypeGold Ounce (1 oz), Bullion
Issued2021
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value250 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage250
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Gold
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size32.000 mm
Mass31.100 g
OCC IDAPVZ-OYRC-JNLQ-ELMD
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