| Coin | Silver Ounce 2023 Lord of the Rings - Sauron |
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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 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 struck from one ounce of 99.9% silver is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters from The Lord of the Rings books and films, and features Lord Sauron.
The dark ruler of Mordor once forged the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. This master ring not only possessed the ability to corrupt its wearer and bring him to his doom, but also ruled the other rings of power. |
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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 date of issue: 2023. |
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The reverse of the coin shows Dark Lord Sauron - the main evil character from The Lord of the Rings saga.
Around right, the inscription SAURON followed by the copyright acknowledgement © & TM new line Production Inc. (s23) and the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
SAURON © & TM new line Production Inc. (s23) 1 oz 999 Fine Silver |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: individual loose coin, or 25 in mint tube. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Lord of the Rings Classic series issued for Niue include:
- 1/4 oz Gold, Sauron, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Gold Plated, Sauron, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Gandalf, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Gandalf, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Frodo Baggins, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Frodo Baggins, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Aragorn, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Aragorn, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Legolas, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Legolas, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Samwise Gamgee, 2021
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Samwise Gamgee, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Gimli, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Gimli, 2022
- 1/4 Gold, Gollum, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Gollum, 2022
- 1/4 Gold, The Shire, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, The Shire, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, The Shire, 2022
- 1/4 Gold, Rivendell, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Rivendell, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Rivendell, 2022
- 1/4 Gold, Helm's Deep, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Helm's Deep, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Helm's Deep, 2022
- 1/4 Gold, Mount Doom, 2022
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Mount Doom, 2022
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Mount Doom, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Sauron, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Sauron, 2023
- 1/4 Gold, Mordor, 2023
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Mordor, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Mordor, 2023
- 1/4 Gold, Argonath, 2023
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Argonath, 2023
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Argonath, 2023
Coins with a Lord of the Rings theme issued for Niue in 2023:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Sauron
- 1/4 oz Gold, Mordor
- 1/4 oz Gold, Argonath
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Mordor
- 3 oz Silver Antique, Argonath
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Sauron
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Mordor
- 1 oz Silver Antique, Argonath
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (Poster), The Hobbit
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (Poster), The Desolation of Smaug
- 1 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (Poster), The Battle of the Five Armies
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