Gold Quarter Ounce 2023 Marvel - Spider-Man, 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 commemorative and collector coins under the authority of Niue. These coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - such as a quarter ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1/4 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). Many of these feature famous movie characters.

This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint collection featuring Marvel characters, and is dedicated to Spider-Man.

Spider-Man is one of the most popular and important comic book characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962, the superhero was first introduced in the comic Amazing Fantasy #15. High school student Peter Parker gained his spider-like superpowers after being bitten by an irradiated spider. Spider-Man is one of the most recognizable members of the Avengers superhero team, along with Thor, Iron Man and Captain America.