| Coin | Silver Ounce 2020 Mandalorian Mythosaur |
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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 coins under the authority of Niue. Most of these are commemorative and collector issues 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). Those issued at prices much higher than their bullion value are separately listed in the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) silver ounce section of the site.
Unlike them, this coin is targeted at bullion investors and was initially released at a price close to the value of its precious metal content.
This coin is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters from famous movies and features a Mandalorian Mythosaur from the Star Wars universe.
"The Mythosaur was a large and powerful dragon-like creature native to the Mandalorian homeworld of Mandalore in the Outer Rim. Upon the arrival of Mandalore the First, the Mythosaurs became a challenging target for early Mandalorians to test their battle skills. Eventually they were driven to extinction, but their ferocity and size has made them a key part of Mandalorian legends. Today, the symbolic representation of a Mythosaur skull is used as the official Mandalorian sigil." |
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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 TWO DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2020.
The design is "reverse frosted" - the fields are frosted while the design elements are polished. |
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The reverse of the coin shows a sigil representing the skull of a Mandalorian Mythosau, as seen in The Mandalorian Show on Disney, and on coins in the game of Sabacc seen in the movie Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Around above right, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one ounce of 99.9% silver) and copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.
The design is "reverse frosted" - the fields are frosted while the design elements are polished. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1 oz 999 Fine Silver © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Packaging: loose, or in tubes of 20, or themed monster box of 200. |
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| See also |
Coins issued for Niue in 2020 and featuring Star Wars themes include:
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Darth Vader
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Boba Fett
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Lando Calrissian
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Mandalorian Mythosaur
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Death Star
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Millennium Falcon
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Imperial Star Destroyer
- 1 oz Gold Proof, T-65 X-Wing Fighter
- 1 oz Gold Proof, TIE/LN Fighter
- 1 oz Gold Proof, TIE Advanced x1
- 1 oz Gold Proof, T-47 Snowspeeder
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Empire Strikes Back
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Lando Calrissian
- 2 oz Silver Shaped (with coloured version), Boba Fett Helmet
- 2 oz Silver Shaped (with coloured version), Stormtrooper Helmet
- 35 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), Rise of Skywalker
- 35 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), Revenge of the Sith
- 35 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), The Force Awakens
- 35 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), The Last Jedi
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Darth Vader
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Boba Fett
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian Mythosaur
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, Star Wars Season's Greetings - Sithmas
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Lando Calrissian
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Death Star
- 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Empire Strikes Back
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Stormtrooper
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Death Trooper
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Clone Trooper
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Praetorian Guard
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), A New Hope
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), The Empire Strikes Back
- 1 oz Silver Rectangle (Coloured Poster), The Rise of Skywalker
- 1 oz Silver Chibi, Darth Vader
- 1 oz Silver Chibi, Stormtrooper
- 1 oz Silver Chibi, Chewbacca
- 1 oz Silver Chibi, Boba Fett
- 1 oz Silver Chibi, R2-D2
- 5 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), The Empire Strikes Back
Coins in the Symbols of Star Wars bullion series include:
- 1 oz Gold, Mandalorian Mythosaur, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Mandalorian Mythosaur, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Galactic Empire, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Galactic Empire, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Rebel Alliance, 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Rebel Alliance, 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Jedi Order Crest, 2023
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