| Coin | Silver Ounce 2022 Star Wars - Rebel Alliance |
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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 and themes from famous movies, and features the logo of the Rebel Alliance from the Star Wars universe.
Following the collapse of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, an alliance of star systems rebelled and thus began the Galactic Civil War. As a symbol of that alliance, rebel leaders such as Leia Organa would adopt the starbird or phoenix which had appeared informally in anti-Imperial graffiti, in response to the demise of Galen Marek whose family crest bore the same symbol. Marek, an apprentice to Darth Vader, turned from the Dark side and sacrificed himself to protect the leaders who would go on to found the Rebel Alliance. This symbol would appear on the helmets, starships and other equipment of the alliance. Thanks to the leadership of Leia Organa, Admiral Ackbar, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and many others the Rebellion would eventually be victorious. |
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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 2022.
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 the logo of the Rebel Alliance from the Star Wars series of films, which is a streamlined "Starbird" symbol.
Around above, 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: in individual coin capsule, or 20 coins in a plastic tube, or 200 coins in a themed monster box. |
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| See also |
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
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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