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 a series by the New Zealand Mint dedicated to Star Wars movies, and marks the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.
The Empire Strikes Back, also known as "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" was released in 1980, the second release in the series (the first three episodes came later, as "prequels"). | 
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