Coin | Silver Five Ounces 2024 DC Comics - Batman #615 |
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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, bullion 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 - including this very large five ounces of silver format (abbreviated as 5 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).
The coin is part of a range featuring DC Comics characters, and marks the 85th anniversary of Batman. It reproduces the cover of comic book issue Batman #615.
Batman #615 was published in 2003 and deals with the murder of Dr. Thomas Elliot and Batman's attempt to solve the circumstances of his death and track down the perpetrator. He also shows his true identity to Selina Kyle aka Catwoman for the first time and reveals himself as Bruce Wayne after Nightwing encouraged him to take this step. |
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The obverse of the coin features the official Public Seal of Niue.
It has an inner circle of hiapo designs, representing the fonua (land), within which are stylised designs of a tree, representing life and tagata Niue (the people of Niue), surrounded by an outer circle in the form of a traditional Niuean garland of 14 seashells (representing the 14 villages of Niue), and crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom), representing the sovereign as head of state.
Around above between the two circles, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines (meaning "God, Niue Eternally"), below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around above, the face value TEN DOLLARS. Around below, the year of issue 2024.
In a rectangle below right, the Batman symbol, the precious metal content: 5 OZ 999 FINE SILVER (five troy ounces of 99.9% silver), below which the copyright notice BATMAN © & TM DC (s24). |
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The reverse is coloured and represents the cover of the Batman #615 comic issue, showing the characters in action.
Above, the BATMAN logo. |
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Reverse Inscription |
BATMAN |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: proof, coloured, rectangular shape. Packaging: in themed box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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See also |
Niue coins featuring Batman and related characters and themes (ordered by metal / size / year): - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Batman, 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Batman, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Batman, 2022 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman #251 Comic, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman #516 Comic, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman #615 Comic, 2024 - 3 oz Silver Proof, Batman, 2022 - 2 oz Silver Shaped Ultra High Relief, Batman Mask, 2020 - 2 oz Silver Chibi, Batman in Batmobile, 2022 - 2 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman #1 Comic, 2023 - 2 oz Silver Rectangle, Detective Comics #27 - Batman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Batman - TV Show, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Batman, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Shaped, Batman Logo, 2021 - 1 Silver Antique Coloured, 1966 Batmobile, 2021 - 1 Silver Antique Coloured, 1989 Batmobile, 2021 - 1 Silver Antique Coloured, 1997 Batmobile, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Batman, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Batman, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Batman, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, Batman, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Shaped, Batmobile, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Shaped, The Batman Movie, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured Shaped, Faces of Gotham - Batman, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman Day, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Batman #1 Comic, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Detective Comics #27 - Batman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Robin, 2023 - 5g Silver Coloured Foil, Batman Anniversary, 2019
Rectangular coins featuring coloured comics covers: - 1 oz Silver, Comix 1 - Action Comics #1, 2022 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 2 - Showcase #4 - The Flash, 2022 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 3 - Superman #1, 2022 - 1 oz Silver, G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary, 2022 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (1) - Action Comics #1, 2023 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (2) - Showcase #4 - The Flash, 2023 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (4) - Amazing Fantasy #15 - Spider-Man, 2023 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (5) - Batman #1, 2023 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (6) - Journey into Mystery #83 - Thor, 2023 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (8) - Detective Comics #27 - Batman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 4 - Amazing Fantasy #15 - Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 5 - Batman #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 6 - Journey into Mystery #83 - Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 7 - All Star #8 - Wonder Woman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 8 - Detective Comics #27 - Batman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 9 - Avengers #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 10 - All American Comics #16 - Green Lantern, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 11 - Marvel Comics #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 12 - The Incredible Hulk #1, 2023 - 5 oz Silver, Batman #251 - Joker, 2024 - 5 oz Silver, Batman #561, 2024 - 5 oz Silver, Batman #615, 2024 - 2 oz Silver, Comix (12) - The Incredible Hulk #1, 2024 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 13 - The Amazing Spider-Man, 2024 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 14 - The Incredible Hulk #181, 2024 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 15 - Star Wars #1, 2024 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 16 - Action Comics #7 - Superman, 2024 - 1 oz Silver, Comix 17 - Sensation Comics #1 - Wonder Woman, 2024
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