Silver Ounce 2023 Godzilla - Mothra, 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 part of an APMEX series featuring characters from the Godzilla movies, and is dedicated to Mothra.

APMEX says about it:
The massive moth monster first made its titular film debut in 1961, where it ravaged Tokyo. But the "Queen of the Monsters" truly showed its penchant for destruction when battling the "King of the Monsters" in 1964's Mothra vs. Godzilla. With a wingspan of 492.1 feet wide, a mass weighing 20,000 tons, and a top speed of Mach 2, Mothra proved to be a truly formidable foe. Whether defending its worshipers on Infant island, protecting its giant egg from greedy corporations, or teaming up with Godzilla to guard Earth against extraterrestrial threats, Mothra has captivated giant monster movie fans for decades.