| Coin | Silver Ounce 2020 Batman - The Joker |
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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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). Many of these feature famous famous movie characters.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to DC Comics characters. It is the fourth release in the officially licensed Batman '66 1oz Silver Coin Collection, features The Joker from the 1966 Batman TV show and has a fitting mintage of exactly 1966 coins. |
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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 tiny 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 TWO DOLLARS 2020.
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This reverse of the coin is coloured and shows The Joker with one of his many witty quips: MY FAVORITE KIND OF JOKE... ...IS ONE THAT ENDS WITH A BANG!.
Completing the design is a background of engraved starbursts, in keeping with the series iconography, along with laughter in the form of HEE! and HO!.
Around below, the copyright acknowledgement © & ™ DC Comics. (s20) and the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
MY FAVORITE KIND OF JOKE IS ONE THAT ENDS WITH A BANG! © & ™ DC Comics. (s20) 1 oz 999 Fine Silver |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Proof, coloured.
Packaging: in acrylic block, boxed, with numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
Coins from the Batman 1966 TV show series include:
- 1 oz Silver, Batman, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, The Penguin, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Robin, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, The Joker, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Batmobile, 2021
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