| Coin | Gold Quarter Ounce 2017 Star Wars - Luke Skywalker |
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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 a quarter ounce of gold (abbreviated as 1/4 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 Luke Skywalker.
Luke Skywalker was a Tatooine farmboy who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known. Along with his friends Princess Leia and Han Solo, Luke battled the evil Empire, discovered the truth of his parentage, and ended the tyranny of the Sith. |
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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 25 DOLLARS 2017.
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Within a plain rim, the coin shows a scene from "Star Wars - A New Hope", with Luke Skywalker standing by his X-34 landspeeder on the planet of Tatooine.
Around left, the precious metal content: 1/4 oz 9999 Fine Gold (one quarter of an ounce of 99.99% gold) and copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1/4 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 Quarter Ounce coins in the Star Wars Classics series include:
- 01. Darth Vader, Gold Quarter Ounce 2016
- 02. Han Solo, Gold Quarter Ounce 2016
- 03. Yoda, Gold Quarter Ounce 2016
- 04. R2-D2, Gold Quarter Ounce 2016
- 05. Princess Leia, Gold Quarter Ounce 2016
- 06. Obi Wan Kenobi, Gold Quarter Ounce 2017
- 07. Luke Skywalker, Gold Quarter Ounce 2017
- 08. Chewbacca, Gold Quarter Ounce 2017
- 09. C-3PO, Gold Quarter Ounce 2017
- 10. Boba Fett, Gold Quarter Ounce 2017
- 11. Jabba the Hutt, Gold Quarter Ounce 2018
- 12. Darth Maul, Gold Quarter Ounce 2018
- 13. Emperor Palpatine, Gold Quarter Ounce 2018
- 14. Stormtroopers, Gold Quarter Ounce 2019
- 15. Lando Calrissian, Gold Quarter 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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