Coin | Silver Ounce 2022 Grogu (Baby Yoda) |
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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 premium bullion coin struck from one ounce of 99.9% silver is part of a New Zealand Mint series dedicated to characters and themes from famous movies, and is the second bullion issue featuring Grogu (also known as The Child, or Baby Yoda) from the Star Wars universe.
Grogu was a force-sensitive child and belonged to the same species as Jedi Grandmaster Yoda. Born around 41 VSY, he grew up in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, being taught by various masters. Then, at the age of about fifty, he met the Mandalorian bounty hunter, who was supposed to track it down for a dubious client, but then decided to take Grogu back from the client and protect it. |
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The obverse of the coin features the (unofficial) "Public Seal of Niue". It has what looks like a plant arrangement at centre, within a double ornamental circle, itself surrounded by a circle of sea shells. This is crowned with St Edward's Crown (a symbol of the United Kingdom, the monarch of which is ultimately the Head of State of Niue).
Around above between the two, the inscription PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE. Below that, a ribbon carries the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI on two lines, below which two crossed katoua (Niue fighting clubs).
Around above, the face value TWO DOLLARS. Around below, the date of issue 2022. |
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Surrounded by a serrated rim, the reverse of the coin shows the image of Grogu (also known as The Child, or Baby Yoda), a character from the Star Wars movies, sitting behind a table - spoon in hand and looking at a bowl of soup with tentacles showing from it.
Around above, the precious metal content: 1 oz 999 Fine Silver (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver) and copyright acknowledgement: © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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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: Brilliant Uncirculated. Packaging: individual coin in capsule, or 20 in mint tube, or 200 in themed monster box. Date of issue: 21 November 2022. |
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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 (Baby Yoda), 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 (Baby Yoda), 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 (Baby Yoda), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Proof, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu), 2021 - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Mandalorian - The Child (Grogu, or Baby Yoda), 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 (Baby Yoda), 2022 - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu in Pod, 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 (Baby Yoda) Poster, 2022
Coins issued for Niue in 2022 and featuring Star Wars themes include: - 5 oz Gold Proof, Death Star - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Darth Vader - 1 oz Gold Bullion, Rebel Alliance - 1 oz Gold Bullion, IG-11 - 1 oz Gold Proof, Boba Fett’s Starfighter - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze - 1 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, AT-AT Walker - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, AT-ST Walker - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Sandcrawler - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze - 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett - 1 kg Silver Coloured, A New Hope - 10 oz Silver Rectangle, Han Solo in Carbonite - 10 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 5 oz Silver Coloured, AT-AT Walker - 5 oz Silver Coloured, AT-ST Walker - 5 oz Silver Coloured, Sandcrawler - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Darth Vader - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Battle Scenes - Battle of Hoth - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Battle Scenes - Battle of Scarif - 3 oz Silver Coloured, Battle Scenes - Anakin Skywalker vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi - 3 oz Silver Proof, Death Star - 3 oz Silver Shaped, Millennium Falcon - 3 oz Silver Rectangle, Han Solo in Carbonite - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Rebel Alliance - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Darth Vader - 1 oz Silver Bullion, IG-11 - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1 oz Silver Bullion, Mandalorian - Beskar Bar - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Season's Greetings - Merry Force Be With You - 1 oz Silver Proof, AT-AT Walker - 1 oz Silver Proof, AT-ST Walker - 1 oz Silver Proof, Sandcrawler - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, The Bad Batch - Hunter - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, The Bad Batch - Wrecker - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Boba Fett’s Starfighter - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu (Baby Yoda) - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Ahsoka Tano - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Bo-Katan Kryze - 1 oz Silver Proof, The Mandalorian Classic - Boba Fett - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, The Mandalorian Classic - Grogu (Baby Yoda) in Pod - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Death Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Scarif Stormtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Hovertank Pilot Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Imperial Patrol Trooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Clone Trooper (Phase 1) Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Clone Trooper (Phase 2) Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, First Order Stormtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, First Order Snowtrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Kylo Ren Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet - 1 oz Silver Coloured Shaped, Flametrooper Helmet - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, Han Solo in Carbonite - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian Poster - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Boba Fett Poster - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Ahsoka Tano Poster - 1 oz Silver Rectangle, The Mandalorian - Grogu (Baby Yoda) Poster - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Yoda - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Young Obi-Wan Kenobi - 1 oz Silver (Gold Plated) Chibi, C-3PO - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Boba Fett - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Padmé Amidala - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Fennec Shand - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Admiral Ackbar - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Darth Maul - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Krrsantan - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Cad Bane - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Cassian Andor - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Emperor Palpatine - 1 oz Silver Chibi, Reva - 5 g Silver Foil (Coloured Poster), Wookiee Christmas
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