Coin | Silver Five Ounces 2024 Star Wars - Attack of the Clones |
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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, bullion 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 - including this very large five ounces of silver format (abbreviated as 5 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum).
This coloured rectangular coin is part of New Zealand Mint's large collection dedicated to characters and themes from the Star Wars series of movies, and features the original poster for Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
The plot of the episode follows the events that unfold ten years after the tumultuous events of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace". At a time of political instability and growing tensions in the galaxy, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent on a dangerous mission to investigate a mysterious threat. As they become entangled in sinister machinations, a forbidden romance unfolds between Anakin and Padmé Amidala, presenting them with an even greater challenge. |
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The obverse of the coin features the official Public Seal of Niue.
It has an inner circle of hiapo designs, representing the fonua (land), within which are stylised designs of a tree, representing life and tagata Niue (the people of Niue), surrounded by an outer circle in the form of a traditional Niuean garland of 14 seashells (representing the 14 villages of Niue), and crowned with St Edward's Crown (of the United Kingdom), representing the sovereign as head of state.
Around above between the two circles, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines (meaning "God, Niue Eternally"), below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around above, the face value TEN DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2024. |
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The reverse is coloured and features a replica image of the original poster for the 2002 film Star Wars - Attack of the Clones with the logo below reading STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES.
In small letters below left, the precious metal content 5 oz 999 Fine Silver (five troy ounces of 99.9% silver); below right, the copyright acknowledgement © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.. |
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Reverse Inscription |
STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: proof, coloured. Packaging: in acrylic display block, boxed in a theme box, with numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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See also |
Coins issued for Niue and depicting coloured Star Wars posters include: - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, A New Hope - 40th Anniversary, 2017 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Empire Strikes Back, 2017 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Return of the Jedi, 2017 - 35 g Silver Foil, A New Hope, 2018 - 35 g Silver Foil, The Empire Strikes Back, 2018 - 35 g Silver Foil, Return of the Jedi, 2018 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Phantom Menace, 2018 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Attack of the Clones, 2018 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Revenge of the Sith, 2018 - 5 g Silver Foil, Season's Greetings, 2018 - 35 g Silver Foil, The Phantom Menace, 2019 - 35 g Silver Foil, Attack of the Clones, 2019 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Force Awakens, 2019 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Last Jedi, 2019 - 5 g Silver Foil, Season's Greetings, 2019 - 35 g Silver Foil, Rise of Skywalker, 2020 - 35 g Silver Foil, Revenge of the Sith, 2020 - 35 g Silver Foil, The Force Awakens, 2020 - 35 g Silver Foil, The Last Jedi, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, A New Hope, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Empire Strikes Back, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Rise of Skywalker, 2020 - 5 g Silver Foil, The Empire Strikes Back, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Boba Fett, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2022 - 5 g Silver Foil, Wookiee Christmas, 2022 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, A New Hope, 2023 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, The Empire Strikes Back, 2023 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Return of the Jedi, 2023 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Return of the Jedi - 40th Anniversary, 2023 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, The Phantom Menace, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Attack of the Clones, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, Revenge of the Sith, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, The Force Awakens, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, The Last Jedi, 2024 - 5 oz Silver Rectangle, The Rise of Skywalker, 2024
Coins issued in 2024 and featuring Star Wars themes include (ordered by metal / size / country): - 1 oz Gold Proof, Han Solo and Chewbacca, United Kingdom - 1 oz Gold Proof, Millennium Falcon, United Kingdom - 1 oz Gold Proof, TIE Fighter, United Kingdom - 1 oz Gold Proof, X-Wing Fighter, United Kingdom - 1 oz Gold Proof, Death Star II, United Kingdom - 1 oz Gold Bullion Bar, Star Wars - The Light Side (not legal tender) - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Han Solo and Chewbacca, United Kingdom - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Millennium Falcon, United Kingdom - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, TIE Fighter, United Kingdom - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, X-Wing Fighter, United Kingdom - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Death Star II, United Kingdom - 10 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar, Niue - 10 oz Silver Bullion Bar, Star Wars - The Light Side (not legal tender) - 300 g Silver Sphere, Death Star, Niue 2024 - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), The Phantom Menace, Niue - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), Attack of the Clones, Niue - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), Revenge of the Sith, Niue - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), The Force Awakens, Niue - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), The Last Jedi, Niue - 5 oz Silver Coloured Rectangle (poster), The Rise of Skywalker, Niue - 5 oz Silver Proof, Han Solo and Chewbacca, United Kingdom - 5 oz Silver Proof, Millennium Falcon, United Kingdom - 5 oz Silver Proof, TIE Fighter, United Kingdom - 5 oz Silver Proof, X-Wing Fighter, United Kingdom - 5 oz Silver Proof, Death Star II, United Kingdom - 100 g Silver Sphere, Death Star, Niue 2024 - 2 oz Silver Proof, Han Solo and Chewbacca, United Kingdom - 2 oz Silver Proof, Millennium Falcon, United Kingdom - 2 oz Silver Proof, TIE Fighter, United Kingdom - 2 oz Silver Proof, X-Wing Fighter, United Kingdom - 2 oz Silver Proof, Death Star II, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar, Niue - 1 oz Silver Proof Rectangle, Star Wars Comics #1, Niue - 1 oz Silver Proof, Han Solo and Chewbacca, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Proof, Millennium Falcon, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Proof, TIE Fighter, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Proof, X-Wing Fighter, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Proof, Death Star II, United Kingdom - 1 oz Silver Bullion Bar, Star Wars - The Light Side (not legal tender) - 50 Pence Copper-Nickel (with gold and silver versions), Han Solo and Chewbacca, UK - 50 Pence Copper-Nickel (with gold and silver versions), Millennium Falcon, UK - 50 Pence Copper-Nickel (with gold and silver versions), TIE Fighter, UK - 50 Pence Copper-Nickel (with gold and silver versions), X-Wing Fighter, UK - 50 Pence Copper-Nickel (with gold and silver versions), Death Star II, UK
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