“Cyberpunk” has been an influential subgenre of science fiction for decades: named for a portmanteau of “cybernetics,” the science of applying computers and hardware to customarily human functions, and “punk” for the movement in music and style that began in the late Seventies. Often featuring high-tech dystopian futures and anti-heroes fighting to survive oppressive hyper-capitalist systems, the cyberpunk genre gained global popularity starting in the Eighties thanks to the William Gibson novel Neuromancer and the iconic visuals of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. The Coin Investment Trust celebrates the genre’s style and tropes with the 2023 3 oz Black Proof Cook Islands Silver Cyber Queen Coin.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships in a secure plastic capsule!
- Issued in 2023!
- Limited mintage of only 999 pieces!
- Contains 3 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in stunning Black Proof quality.
- Carries a $20 (NZD) face value backed by the Cook Islands.
- Obverse side combines intricate circuitry- and neon-inspired designs with an inset of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Reverse side features a “Cyber Queen” character in tribute to the style of the genre.
From the beginning, cyberpunk has offered an influential mixture of social commentary, mind-blowing visual style, and fascinating hyper-technological speculation. William Gibson’s pioneering Sprawl stories introduced characters like the “razorgirl” Molly Million , a cybernetically augmented “street samurai” whose influence can be felt in subsequent media right down to the present day. Countless cyberpunk heroines, like Major Kusanagi of Ghost in the Shell and Alita of Battle Angel Alita, have followed in her footsteps, forming the inspiration for the Cyber Queen of this extraordinary bullion collectible.
The 2023 3 oz Black Proof Cook Islands Silver Cyber Queen Coin is a visually stunning piece created by the Coin Investment Trust’s proprietary SmartMinting technology, providing a lustrous “black proof” quality that offsets its ultra high-relief engraved artwork and colorized decorative touches to unique effect. It ships protected in a plastic capsule and fully insured by the team at JM Bullion.
The obverse side features an intricate circuitry-inspired design and the lettering “CYBER QUEEN” in a neon-inspired blend of blue and white. The same “neon” decoration surrounds an insert featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II in effigy, surrounded by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “COOK ISLANDS,” and “20 DOLLARS.”
A cyberpunk street scene featuring a stylish bionically augmented woman dominates the reverse, with the year “2023” appearing at the lower rim. She rides a sleek motorcycle with a hairless cat behind her, and surrounding “neon” decorative touches are echoed by a partially glimpsed sign in the background.
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