2858) "Cyberpunk", Niue Island: A $5 (Five Dollars) Silver, Antique Finish Coloured Coin Series titled - "The Punk Universe": Date/Year of Coin issue: 30.05.2021:
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The word "cyberpunk" describes one of the science-fiction genres.
It concerns considerations about a technologically advanced future, inhabited by cyborgs and people functioning in virtual reality.
The image of society is not utopian, on the contrary – it is perfectly described by the English phrase - "High tech & Low Life", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cybernetics, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay. (A low-life is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community. Examples of people society often labels low-lives include aggressive panhandlers, bullies, criminals, drug dealers, freeloaders, hobos, gangsters, people who make constant use of profanities, prostitutes, pimps, scammers, sexual abusers and thieves. Often, the term is used as an indication of disapproval of antisocial or destructive behaviors, usually bearing a connotation of contempt and derision. This usage of the word dates to 1911).
The future in cyberpunk is pessimistic, pathological, full of moral destruction, and advanced technology is often a source of problems and brings more harm than good.
Cyberpunk shows the negative consequences of human functioning surrounded by advanced technology.
The beginning of this trend is considered to be the publication of the book "Neuromancer" by William Gibson, who published his work in 1984.
This species is also often described by the 3M principle - City, Mass, Machine.
The action of books or films usually takes place in huge, overpopulated metropolises, where technology has demoralised people, destroying the relationships between them.
Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology.
Much of cyberpunk is rooted in the New Wave science fiction movement of the 1960s and 1970s, when writers like Philip K. Dick, Michael Moorcock, Roger Zelazny, John Brunner, J. G. Ballard, Philip José Farmer and Harlan Ellison examined the impact of drug culture, technology, and the sexual revolution while avoiding the utopian tendencies of earlier science fiction.
Comics exploring cyberpunk themes began appearing as early as "Judge Dredd" (first published in 1977).
Released in 1984, William Gibson's influential debut novel "Neuromancer" helped solidify cyberpunk as a genre, drawing influence from punk subculture and early hacker culture. Frank Miller’s Ronin is an example of an cyberpunk graphic novel.
Other influential cyberpunk writers included Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker.
The Japanese cyberpunk subgenre began in 1982 with the debut of Katsuhiro Otomo's "Manga series Akira", with its 1988 anime film adaptation (also directed by Otomo) later popularising the subgenre.
Early films in the genre include Ridley Scott's 1982 film "Blade Runner", one of several of Philip K. Dick's works that have been adapted into films (in this case, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?").
The "first cyberpunk television series" was the TV series "Max Headroom" from 1987, playing in a futuristic dystopia ruled by an oligarchy of television networks, and where computer hacking played a central role in many story lines.
The films "Johnny Mnemonic" (1995) and "New Rose Hotel" (1998), both based upon short stories by William Gibson, flopped commercially and critically, while "The Matrix trilogy" (1999–2003) and "Judge Dredd" (1995) were some of the most successful cyberpunk films.
Newer cyberpunk media includes "Blade Runner 2049" (2017), a sequel to the original 1982 film, "Dredd" (2012), which was not a sequel to the original movie, "Upgrade" (2018); "Alita: Battle Angel" (2019), based on the 1990s Japanese manga Battle Angel Alita, the 2018 Netflix TV series "Altered Carbon", based on Richard K. Morgan's 2002 novel of the same name, the 2020 remake of 1997 role-playing video game "Final Fantasy VII", and the video game "Cyberpunk 2077" (2020), based on R. Talsorian Games's 1988 tabletop role-playing game "Cyberpunk".
The $5 (Five Dollars) Silver Coin:
- This 2 Oz Silver coin is dedicated to the high-tech future in which humans coexist with cyborgs in a virtual reality.
- The coin has an Antique Finish quality, has a special UV and Fluorescent printing.
The Reverse of the $5 (Five Dollars) Silver Antique Finish Coloured Coin features the future in Cyberpunk represented by three concepts - City, Mass, Machine.
This future is pessimistic, dark, full of moral destruction, where the advanced technology usually causes more harm than good.
The Obverse of the $5 (Five Dollars) Silver Antique Finish Coloured Coin features an effigy of Late Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions on the lower periphery read - “ELIZABETH II”, “NIUE” (the issuing country name), “2021” (the year of issue), “5 DOLLARS” and "Ag 999".
Country: Niue Island; Coin Series: "The Punk Universe"; Coin Theme: "CyberPunk"; Date/Year of Coin issue: 30.05.2021; Denomination: $5 (Five Dollars); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Diameter/Size: 50.00 mm; Weight: 2.00 Oz or 62.20 grams - 62.14 grams fine; Coin Quality: Antique Finish (AF); Extras: UV printing, Hologram; Mintage: 500 pieces; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Presentation Case: Yes.
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