3356) CYBERPUNK The Punk Universe, Niue Island: "The Punk Universe Coin Series": A $15 (Fifteen Dollars) Silver Coin issued by Niue Island featuring Cyber Punk with UV printing: Date/Year of Coin issue: 2024:
The term "cyberpunk" first appeared as the title of a short story by Bruce Bethke, written in 1980 and published in Amazing Stories in 1983.
The name was picked up by Gardner Dozois, editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, and popularised in his editorials.
Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting said to focus on a combination of "low-life and high tech".
It features futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyberware, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay.
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 a 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; "Ghost in the Shell" (2017), a live-action adaptation of the original manga; "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; and the video game "Cyberpunk 2077" (2020) and original net animation (ONA) miniseries "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" (2022), both based on R. Talsorian Games's 1988 tabletop role-playing game Cyberpunk.
Product Description
CYBERPUNK THE PUNK UNIVERSE (2024):
The first, 200-gram collector coin from The Punk Universe: Cyberpunk series is a work of numismatic art and is made of 200 g of pure silver.
This coin presents a futuristic vision of the world, in which elements of science fiction are combined with a noir atmosphere. The world depicted on the coin is dominated by technology, corporations and dark cities. The Cyberpunk subculture raises issues of alienation, dehumanization and technological abuse.
The coin contains fluorescent printing, thanks to which its elements glow in the dark.
The Reverse of the $15 (Fifteen Dollars) Coin shows a female figure against the background of a futuristic city.
The value delights with perfectly matched colours to the style, and the high relief gives the coin real depth and uniqueness.
On the Obverse of the $15 (Fifteen Dollars) Coinobverse we see huge city skyscrapers and futuristic flying objects.
In addition, the coin features the image of the issuer – Niue Islands, face value ($15), weight and fineness of silver (200 g Ag 999).
Cyberpunk narratives often feature characters struggling with existential and moral dilemmas in a world controlled by technology and corporate power.
The Specifications of this Silver Coin are:
Country of issue: Niue Island; Coin Series: "The Punk Universe"; Special feature: UV Fluorescent Printing; Coin Quality: Premium Antique Finish (PAF); Mintage: Extremely Low Mintage - 100 pieces only; Denomination: 15 $ (Fifteen Dollars); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 200 g; Diameter/Size: 65,00 mm; Modifications: High Relief, Numbered Edge; Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity (COA), Presentation Box/Case..
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