Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Chibi - Marvel: Captain America |
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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 movie characters. Some are also in innovative shapes, such as "Chibi".
Chibi (ちび or チビ) is a Japanese slang word describing something short (a thing, an animal or a person). The term is widely used to describe a specific style of caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way: small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads. Coins of this type look like cartoon characters and have their corresponding shape; they are also very thick for their size.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series of Chibi coins featuring Marvel characters, and is dedicated to Captain America.
The mint says about it: Marvel's wholesome patriot turned superhero, Steve Rogers, now appears in chibi form as Captain America! Grow your superhero collection with this unique 1 oz silver piece!
One in ten coins (distributed randomly) is gold plated. |
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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 TWO DOLLARS. Around below, the year of issue 2023.
In the lower part, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99% silver), below which the copyright notice ©MARVEL. |
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The reverse is coloured and represents, in Chibi cartoon style, Marvel comics character Captain America.
There is no inscription. |
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Reverse Inscription |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: proof, coloured. Packaging: in themed box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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See also |
Coins in the Marvel series issued for Niue include (ordered by year / character / metal / size): - 1 oz Gold, Captain America, 2023 - 1/4 oz Gold, Captain America, 2023 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Captain America, 2023 - 5 oz Silver Coloured Domed, Captain America Shield, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Captain America, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Captain America, 2023 - 1 oz Gold, Thor, 2023 - 1/4 oz Gold, Thor, 2023 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Thor, 2023 - 2 oz Silver Rectangle, Journey into Mystery #83 - Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle, Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Journey into Mystery #83 - Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Thor, 2023 - 1 oz Gold, Black Panther, 2023 - 1/4 oz Gold, Black Panther, 2023 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Black Panther, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Black Panther, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Black Panther, 2023 - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Spider-Man, 2023 - 1/4 oz Gold, Spider-Man, 2023 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Spider-Man, 2023 - 2 oz Silver Rectangle, Amazing Fantasy #15 - Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle, Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Amazing Fantasy #15 - Spider-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Spider-Man, 2023 - 2 oz Silver Chibi, The Incredible Hulk, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Hulk, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Incredible Hulk #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Iron Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Iron Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Guardians of the Galaxy, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Marvels, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, All Star #8 - Wonder Woman, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Avengers #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Marvel Comics #1, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Christmas - Santa's Little Helpers, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Ant-Man, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Loki, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Captain Marvel, 2023 - 1 oz Gold, Iron Man, 2024 - 1/4 oz Gold, Iron Man, 2024 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Man, 2024 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Iron Man, 2024 - 1 oz Gold, The Incredible Hulk, 2024 - 1/4 oz Gold, The Incredible Hulk, 2024 - 3 oz Silver Coloured, The Incredible Hulk, 2024 - 2 oz Silver Rectangle, The Incredible Hulk #1, 2024 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Incredible Hulk, 2024
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