Silver Three Ounces 2020 Chinese Warriors - Zhang Fei, 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 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, or are based on the troy ounce - for example, three ounces of silver (abbreviated as 3 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).

This coin is part of the “Warriors of Ancient China” series, and is dedicated to one of the most powerful warriors in ancient China Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was a Chinese military general who fought for the restoration of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Together with Guan Yu, he served under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period. He took the pledge of brotherhood with Liu Bei and Guan Yu and together they made several notable achievements during the Yellow Turbans Uprising. Zhang Fei was famous for being an exceedingly loyal and formidable warrior. He was faithful to his Warlord until his death. His weapon was called a “1.8 zhang long serpent spear” because its head was shaped like a serpent. We can see a great depiction of this weapon on the coin.