| Coin | Silver Ounce 2017 Star Wars - Millennium Falcon |
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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 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. |
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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 a blueprint for the Millennium Falcon space ship from the from Star Wars series of films, on a deep blue background.
Around above, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one ounce of 99.9% silver) and the copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.
On two lines below, the ship's designation YT-1300 and its name, MILLENNIUM FALCON. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
YT-1300 MILLENNIUM FALCON 1 oz 999 Fine Silver |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: boxed, with Certificate of Authenticity. |
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| See also |
Coins in the Star Wars Ships series include:
- 01. Millennium Falcon, Silver Ounce 2017
- 02. Star Destroyer, Silver Ounce 2017
- 03. T-65 X-Wing Fighter, Silver Ounce 2017
- 04. TIE/LN Fighter, Silver Ounce 2017
- 05. T-47 Snowspeeder, Silver Ounce 2017
- 06. TIE Advanced x1, Silver Ounce 2017
- 01. Millennium Falcon, Gold Ounce 2020
- 02. Imperial Star Destroyer, Gold Ounce 2020
- 03. T-65 X-Wing Fighter, Gold Ounce 2020
- 04. TIE/LN Fighter, Gold Ounce 2020
- 05. T-47 Snowspeeder, Gold Ounce 2020
- 06. TIE Advanced x1, Gold Ounce 2020
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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