Gold Ounce 2022 The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 a New Zealand Mint collection of "premium bullion coins" featuring movie characters and themes, and is the fourth in the Star Wars - Mandalorian Classic series.

In the Mandalorian films (part of the Star Wars franchise), Bo-Katan Kryze was the sister of Satine Kryze, the Duchess of Mandalore during the Clone Wars. Desiring to restore the faded glory of the Mandalorians, she joined the Death Watch and served Governor Vizsla, to whom she was extremely loyal. After his death, she led the radical splinter group herself. Although she initially believed the Jedi to be malevolent, she later allied with Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi to end Imperial rule on Mandalore and eventually ascended to Mand'alor herself. Bo-Katan wore Mandalorian armor with blue markings and a helmet modelled after the head of an owl, referring to her role as leader of the Night Owls. She was characterised by a high level of physical resistance and knew how to effectively use her equipment consisting of a rocket pack, blaster pistols, poison dart launchers, hand grenades, and chip bombs.