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 the first issue in a New Zealand Mint series of Chibi coins featuring Marvel characters, and is dedicated to Ant-Man.
The mint says about it: In celebration of the new DC film Shazam! Fury of the Gods, this 1oz pure silver Chibi Coin has been coloured and shaped to resemble Shazam, wearing his red bodysuit with the lightning bolt on his chest and cape flowing behind. To confirm it as legal tender, the Public Seal of Niue is engraved on the obverse. The worldwide mintage is set at just 2,000 coins – with just 200 of those being gilded, making them an extra special collectible!
Created in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, your coin will arrive in a high-quality, Shazam-themed box including a large window for display. Turn to the back for a Certificate of Authenticity and the coin’s unique number in the limited mintage.
One in ten coins (distributed randomly) is gold plated. |