Gold Ounce 2022 Boba Fett’s Starfighter, 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 series featuring characters and themes from the Star Wars movie saga, and shows Boba Fett’s Starfighter. It was issued by the New Zealand Mint to coincide with the launch of the new series "The Book of Boba Fett", broadcast exclusively on Disney+ from 29 December 2021. The series is a spin-off of the successful first Star Wars original series "The Mandalorian".

The coin was struck from one ounce of 99.99% pure gold and is dedicated to the legendary Starfighter ship of the bounty hunter Boba Fett. The design features the Starfighter in the foreground, fleeing from two TIE Fighters. With the help of the minimalist background and a fine relief, the three ships - especially the Starfighter - are skilfully set in scene.

Before the Firespray-31 class ship was owned by Boba Fett, it was modified by his father Jango Fett. It is somewhat ageing, but still very effective - it features numerous hidden offensive and defensive weapons and equipment. In particular, the Starfighter enjoys an exceptionally good reputation due to decades of successful pursuit and capture of fugitives.