Silver Ounce 2022 Comics Superheroes - Aquaman, 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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). Those issued at prices much higher than their bullion value are separately listed in the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) silver 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" is the fourth release in the New Zealand Mint's DC Comics Bullion Coins Series series dedicated to DC Comics characters and themes, and features Aquaman.

Known by his real name Arthur Curry, Aquaman made his first appearance in 1941. Since then, not only has his appearance increasingly changed, but his backstory has also been constantly expanded and revised. Although sometimes ridiculed for his ability to communicate with sea creatures, the son of a lighthouse keeper and an Atlantean princess is one of the most important superheroes in the DC universe. With the oceans, he commands an empire that encompasses three-quarters of the Earth's surface, along with all the creatures that live in it. Additionally, he has telepathic abilities and can move extraordinarily fast in the water.

Since 1960, he has been a founding member of the Justice League, along with Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Batman and Martian Manhunter.