Coin | Gold Ounce 2022 The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano |
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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 a New Zealand Mint series called Mandalorian Classic and dedicated to characters from the Star Wars series. The coin features Ahsoka Tano - the renowned Togruta warrior, as she appears in the Lucasfilm series The Mandalorian. |
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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 tiny 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 2022.
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The reverse design shows Ahsoka Tano, a character from the Star Wars Disney TV series, sitting on a tree trunk.
Around above right, the precious metal content: 1 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one troy ounce of 99.99% gold) followed by the 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 wooden display box, with Certificate of Authenticity. Date of issue: 14 February 2022. Issue price: US$ 2,900.00 |
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See also |
Coins featuring characters from The Mandalorian issued for Niue include: - 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof, Season's Greetings - Grogu, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian: Kylo Ren, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian: Rey, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - Cara Dune, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - IG-11, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022
Coins issued for Niue in 2022 and featuring Star Wars themes include: - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Rebel Alliance - 1 oz Gold, Boba Fett’s Starfighter - 1 oz Gold, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu - 1 oz Gold, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 1/4 oz Gold, AT-AT Walker - 1/4 oz Gold, Sandcrawler - 1/4 oz Gold, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu - 1/4 oz Gold, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 10 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 5 oz Silver Coloured, AT-AT Walker - 5 oz Silver Coloured, Sandcrawler - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Battle of Hoth - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Darth Vader - 3 oz Silver Shaped, Millennium Falcon - 3 oz Silver Rectangle, Han Solo in Carbonite - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Rebel Alliance - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 1 oz Silver Proof, AT-AT Walker - 1 oz Silver Proof, Sandcrawler - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Boba Fett’s Starfighter - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu in Pod - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Death Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Scarif Stormtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Hovertank Pilot Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Imperial Patrol Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Clone Trooper (Phase 1) Helmet - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Han Solo in Carbonite - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Yoda - 1 oz Silver (Gold Plated) Chibi, C-3PO - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Boba Fett - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Padmé Amidala - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Fennec Shand - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Admiral Ackbar
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