| Coin | Silver Ounce 2017 Star Wars - Luke Skywalker, Coloured |
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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 - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). Many of these feature famous movie characters.
This coin is part of a long running series of Star Wars-related coins by the New Zealand Mint, and features Luke Skywalker from Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars - Episode VIII) - the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens. |
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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 TWO DOLLARS 2017.
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The reverse of the coin shows Luke Skywalker, a character from the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi; in the background, a coloured image of Luke Skywalker again, and other characters from the movie.
At centre below, the logo of the franchise: STAR WARS TM.
Around left, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one ounce of 99.9% silver) followed by the copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
STAR WARS TM 1 oz 999 Fine Silver © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured.
Packaging: in acrylic block and themed box, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
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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