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 famous movie characters.
This coloured silver coin featuring Silver Ounce 2023 The Flash is part of an extensive New Zealand Mint range featuring DC Comics characters.
Since the introduction of the comic hero The Flash in 1940, he has been embodied by different characters. One incarnation of The Flash is Barry Allen, who developed his supernatural powers after being struck by lightning. Since then, the superhero has been able to reach superhuman speeds - this applies to his physical locomotion on the one hand, but on the other hand his thought processes are also exceptionally fast. He is a founding member of the Justice League together with Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. |
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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. |
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The reverse design is coloured shows DC Comics character The Flash in his iconic suit, engaged in a "rush of speed". Behind him, his lightning-shaped emblem. On the left and right, two more depictions of the character which are not coloured.
Around below, the copyright acknowledgement THE FLASH TM & © DC (s23), followed by the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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