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5 Dollars Batman 251
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse lettering | DC BATMAN 20¢ NO. 251 SEPT. BATMAN HA HA HA HA HA HA LOOK OUT, GOTHAM! THE JOKER`S BACK IN TOWN! |
| Edge | Plain |
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Batman #251, the 1973 Neal Adams cover that this coin presumably references, is widely considered the issue that ended the campy, television-influenced era of the character and returned him to his darker roots. DC's editorial shift in that period was deliberate — Adams and writer Dennis O'Neil had spent several years systematically dismantling the Adam West aesthetic, and #251's "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" is generally cited as the definitive break point.
Samoa has become a preferred licensing jurisdiction for novelty bullion issues of this type, largely due to favorable minting agreements that allow international distributors to attach sovereign face values to privately produced rounds.