Silver Ounce 2017 Star Wars - Millennium Falcon, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 coloured silver proof coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series featuring ships from the Star Wars movies and is dedicated to the Millennium Falcon.

The legendary Millennium Falcon was a heavily modified YT-1300 light freighter flown by Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca for the Rebel Alliance. The ship's somewhat run-down appearance is deceiving: hidden inside the Millennium Falcon was high-tech equipment that proved itself in several battles during the Rebellion. Flown by the Corellian smuggler Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca, the Millennium Falcon is an integral part of the Rebel Alliance and was instrumental in destroying the Death Star.