Coin | Silver Ounce 2017 Star Wars - 40th Anniversary |
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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 special, limited edition coin is dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars. Licensed by Disney, it features a replica image of the original 1977 Star Wars poster. The striking incorporates both colour and engraving. |
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The obverse of the coin shows at its centre 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).
Above the effigy is the monarch's legend, on two lines separated by a horizontal line: ELIZABETH II NIUE. Below the effigy, also on two lines separated by a horizontal line, the face value and date of issue: 2017 2 DOLLARS. |
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The reverse is coloured and features a replica image of the original poster for the 1977 film Star Wars - A New Hope, with the inscription on top reading A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..., and the 40 STAR WARS anniversary logo below.
In small letters below left, the precious metal content 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver); below right, the copyright acknowledgement © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.. |
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Reverse Inscription |
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... 40 STAR WARS |
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Edge | Milled | 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 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, Supreme Leader Snoke - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Chewbacca - 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
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 - 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 - 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, Return of the Jedi - 40th Anniversary, 2023
A similar coin was released in 2020. |
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