| Coin | Gold Ounce 2017 Star Wars - C-3PO |
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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 part of the Star Wars Classics series by the New Zealand Mint and features C-3PO.
C-3PO is a droid programmed for etiquette and protocol, built by the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and a constant companion to astromech R2-D2. Over the years, he was involved in some of the galaxy's most defining moments and thrilling battles - and is fluent in more than seven million forms of communication. |
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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 2017.
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Within a plain rim, the coin shows a scene from "Star Wars - A New Hope", with android C-3PO and his unlikely counterpart, the robot R2-D2.
Around left, 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 2017 and featuring Star Wars themes include:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Darth Vader
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Obi Wan Kenobi
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Luke Skywalker
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Chewbacca
- 1 oz Gold Proof, C-3PO
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Boba Fett
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Obi Wan Kenobi
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Luke Skywalker
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Chewbacca
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, C-3PO
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Boba Fett
- 2 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Darth Vader
- 2 oz Silver Proof, Han Solo
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Darth Vader
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Obi Wan Kenobi
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Luke Skywalker
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Chewbacca
- 1 oz Silver Proof, C-3PO
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Boba Fett
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Luke Skywalker
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Chewbacca
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Supreme Leader Snoke
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Rogue One (Empire)
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Rogue One (Rebellion)
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Millennium Falcon
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Star Destroyer
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, T-65 X-Wing Fighter
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, TIE/LN Fighter
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, T-47 Snowspeeder
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, TIE Advanced x1
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), 40th Anniversary
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), The Empire Strikes Back
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), Return of the Jedi
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