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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II Grand Moff Tarkin
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a detailed portrait of Grand Moff Tarkin, the Imperial officer character from the Star Wars franchise, rendered in a photographic engraving style showing the figure from the shoulders upward in Imperial uniform. The character's name GRAND MOFF TARKIN is inscribed along the right periphery in a vertical arc. The iconic STAR WARS logotype in bold stylized lettering appears prominently in the lower portion of the field. The copyright notice ©2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. is inscribed along the left field margin. A reeded and lined border frames the entire design. |
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Niue has leveraged its sovereign minting rights since the 1990s to produce an unending stream of licensed pop-culture issues, with the Star Wars franchise among its most commercially exploited properties. Grand Moff Tarkin — the Imperial officer who ordered the destruction of Alderaan in the 1977 film — is one of the more obscure character selections in the series, well below the commercial pull of the franchise's principal characters. The choice reflects the breadth of the licensing agreement rather than any particular numismatic logic.