Coin | Silver Ounce 2021 Star Wars - Season's Greetings |
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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.
The Mint says about this coin: Our Star Wars 2021 Season’s Greetings collectible features the award-winning Lucasfilm series, The Mandalorian. A 1oz pure silver coin, it is packaged in a unique bauble-shaped coin case. A wonderful gift idea for family and friends.
The coin itself features Grogu leaping with "Joy" along with the phrase “To the Galaxy”. Completing the design are festive coloured flora and engraved snowflakes on a mirror background that’s smooth as ice!
The packaging is The Mandalorian-themed, showing the beloved Grogu peeping out from his pod. |
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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 2021.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and shows at its centre Grogu, a character from The Mandalorian series, which is itself part of the Star Wars series of films. Surrounding the figure are snowflakes and Christmas-themed decorations.
The vertical inscription reads JOY, with Grogu emerging from the O in the middle. On two lines below right, To the Galaxy.
Around left, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver), followed by the copyright acknowledgement © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.. |
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Reverse Inscription |
JOY To the Galaxy 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 themed box, with numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Date of issue: 20 August 2021. Issue price: US$ 109.00. |
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See also |
Coins featuring characters from The Mandalorian issued for Niue include: - 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2021 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze, 2022 - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze, 2022 - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof, Season's Greetings - Grogu, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian: Kylo Ren, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian: Rey, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - Cara Dune, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - IG-11, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda), 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Antique Rectangle, The Mandalorian - The Mandalorian Poster, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Antique Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Boba Fett Poster, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Antique Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Ahsoka Tano Poster, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Antique Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Grogu Poster, 2022
Coins issued for Niue in 2021 and featuring Star Wars themes include: - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Galactic Empire - 1 oz Gold Proof, Anakin Skywalker - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Millennium Falcon - 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Mandalorian - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Mandalorian - Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Anakin Skywalker - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - 1 kg Silver Sphere, Death Star - 10 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 2 oz Silver Shaped, Clone Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Galactic Empire - 1 oz Silver Proof, Anakin Skywalker - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Millennium Falcon - 1 oz Silver Bullion, The Mandalorian - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Mandalorian - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Season's Greetings - Grogu - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu) - 1 oz Silver Bullion, The Mandalorian - Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Mandalorian - Cara Dune - 1 oz Silver Coloured, The Mandalorian - IG-11 - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Knights of Ren - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Executioner Trooper - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Sith Trooper - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Millennium Falcon - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Darth Vader Helmet - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Imperial Stormtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Scout Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Shaped, Snowtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Luke Skywalker - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Princess Leia - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Han Solo - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Obi-Wan Kenobi - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu) - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian - Kylo Ren - 1 oz Silver Chibi, The Mandalorian - Rey
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