Niue has issued licensed pop-culture gold coins since the early 2010s, leveraging its status as a Cook Islands-adjacent Pacific microstate with full currency sovereignty to contract with overseas mints — primarily the Perth Mint — on collectibles that have no practical circulation function. This piece is part of a broader Namco Bandai licensing arrangement. Ms. PAC-MAN debuted as an arcade cabinet in 1982, originally developed by Midway without Namco's authorization before the two companies negotiated a formal agreement.
Niue has issued licensed pop-culture gold coins since the early 2010s, leveraging its status as a Cook Islands-adjacent Pacific microstate with full currency sovereignty to contract with overseas mints — primarily the Perth Mint — on collectibles that have no practical circulation function. This piece is part of a broader Namco Bandai licensing arrangement. Ms. PAC-MAN debuted as an arcade cabinet in 1982, originally developed by Midway without Namco's authorization before the two companies negotiated a formal agreement.