Gold Ounce 2023 Lord of the Rings - Sauron, 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 struck from one ounce of 99.99% gold is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters from The Lord of the Rings books and films, and features Lord Sauron.

The dark ruler of Mordor once forged the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. This master ring not only possessed the ability to corrupt its wearer and bring him to his doom, but also ruled the other rings of power.