2025 5 oz Niue Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Action Comics #27 Coin (Box + CoA, Gilded)

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2025 5 oz Niue Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Action Comics #27 Coin (Box + CoA, Gilded)

Released in May 1939 by National Publications (later DC Comics), Detective Comics #27 stands as a defining moment in comic book history, marking Batman’s very first appearance. Conceived by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, the issue introduced readers to Bruce Wayne’s masked alter ego in “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.” The New Zealand Mint now features this issue in its Golden Age Series. Today, 2025 5 oz Niue Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Detective Comics #27 Coins are available.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with a presentation box and a Certificate of Authenticity!
• 2nd design in the Golden Age Series!
• Gilded finish!
• Limited mintage of only 500 coins!
• Contains 5 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• The face value of $10 (NZD) is fully backed by the Niuean government.
• On the obverse is the Public Seal of Niue.
• The reverse features artwork from the cover of Detective Comics #27.

The release of Detective Comics #27 sheds light on the evolving landscape of the superhero genre in its early days. Arriving about a year after Superman’s introduction in Action Comics #1, Batman offered a starkly different take on heroism that leaned on intellect, strategy, and physical prowess rather than supernatural abilities. His noir-inspired aesthetic and mission to combat urban crime reflected the influence of pulp-era detective fiction, particularly figures like The Shadow, whose traits helped shape the Caped Crusader’s earliest stories.

All 2025 5 oz Niue Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Detective Comics #27 Coins are available in DC-themed presentation boxes. The coins are housed in these Golden Era boxes celebrating the 90th anniversary of DC Comics. The coins are rectangular silver coins with a gilded layer of 24-karat gold.

On the obverse of 2025 Niue Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Detective Comics #27 Coin, you’ll find a depiction of the Public Seal of Niue. The seal features a ring of 14 seashells around a set of Niuean flora. Above the seal is a sovereign crown that is emblematic of Niue’s association with the Commonwealth.

The reverse of the 2025 5 oz Silver 90 Years of DC Golden Era Detective Comics comes with cover artwork for Detective Comics #27. In this six-page story, the wealthy socialite operates as a shadowy vigilante, investigating a string of murders tied to a chemical company. The debut set the foundation for key aspects of the Batman mythos, including his keen detective skills, his working relationship with Commissioner Gordon, and his ominous, crime-fighting persona designed to instill fear in wrongdoers.

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