Coin | Gold Ounce 2016 Star Wars - R2-D2 |
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Niue, a sovereign state in free association with New Zealand, uses two official legal tender currencies. The New Zealand Dollar is the circulation currency for daily transactions, while the government also authorises legal tender coins in the Niue Dollar currency for collector's purposes.
A number of mints issue a large variety of commemorative and collector coins under the authority of Niue. These coins are dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to Niue itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - such as one ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). Many of these feature famous movie characters.
This coin is the fourth release in the Star Wars Classics series by the New Zealand Mint and features the cute robot R2-D2.
It shows a scene from the science fiction movie "Star Wars - A new Hope". The droid R2-D2 was modified by technicians of the nation Naboo and Anakin Skywalker. Together with the droid C-3PO it greatly influenced galactic history. |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II NIUE 250 DOLLARS 2016.
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Within a plain rim, the coin shows R2-D2, a robot character from the Star Wars series of movies.
Around above, the precious metal content: 1 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one ounce of 99.99% gold) and copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 9999 Fine Gold © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: proof. Packaging: in themed box, with Certificate of Authenticity. |
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See also |
Gold Ounce coins in the Star Wars Classics series include: - 01. Darth Vader, Gold Ounce 2016 - 02. Han Solo, Gold Ounce 2016 - 03. Yoda, Gold Ounce 2016 - 04. R2-D2, Gold Ounce 2016 - 05. Princess Leia, Gold Ounce 2016 - 06. Obi Wan Kenobi, Gold Ounce 2017 - 07. Luke Skywalker, Gold Ounce 2017 - 08. Chewbacca, Gold Ounce 2017 - 09. C-3PO, Gold Ounce 2017 - 10. Boba Fett, Gold Ounce 2017 - 11. Jabba the Hutt, Gold Ounce 2018 - 12. Darth Maul, Gold Ounce 2018 - 13. Emperor Palpatine, Gold Ounce 2018 - 14. Stormtroopers, Gold Ounce 2019 - 15. Lando Calrissian, Gold Ounce 2020
Coins issued for Niue in 2016 and featuring Star Wars themes include: - 1 oz Gold Proof, Darth Vader - 1 oz Gold Proof, Han Solo - 1 oz Gold Proof, Yoda - 1 oz Gold Proof, R2-D2 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Princess Leia - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Darth Vader - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Han Solo - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Yoda - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, R2-D2 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Princess Leia - 1 kg Silver Proof, Darth Vader - 1 oz Silver Proof, Darth Vader - 1 oz Silver Proof, Han Solo - 1 oz Silver Proof, Yoda - 1 oz Silver Proof, R2-D2 - 1 oz Silver Proof, Princess Leia - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Poe Dameron - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Finn - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, BB-8 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Rey - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Captain Phasma - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Kylo Ren
There are also a gold quarter ounce and a silver one ounce with the same design. |
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