Silver Ounce 2022 Star Wars - Death Trooper Helmet, Coin from Niue - detailed information

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 and specially shaped coin is part of New Zealand Mint collection dedicated to characters and themes from the Star Wars series of movies, and is part of the Faces of the Empire series; it features a Death Trooper Helmet.

The Mint says about it:
Death Troopers were elite soldiers who served as bodyguards and enforcers for figureheads of the Galactic Empire. These pure silver coins follow the distinctive shape and colour of the Death Trooper’s helmet. The black gleams, just like on the original helmet.

Despite their unique look, these are still legal tender coins. Each features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The mintage has been set at 10,000 maximum. A Certificate of Authenticity has been added to the back of the case along with a holographic sticker confirming each coin’s unique number in this mintage. The compact and modern Star Wars branded case includes a display window so you don’t even have to remove the coin from the packaging. Flip the case open to find the specifications for the coin, confirming it as 1oz of pure silver. The coin is further packaged inside a custom-made acrylic case to allow for handling with confidence.