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10 Dollars - Charles III Death Star II
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The Public Seal of Niue occupies the central field, depicting a circular medallion featuring a stylised plant motif surrounded by a decorative border, flanked by two crossed ceremonial implements below and enclosed within an ornamental wreath of leaves. A royal crown surmounts the seal at the top. The legend PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE arcs around the upper portion of the seal, while the motto ATUA NIUE TUKULAGI appears on a ribbon banner below. The denomination TEN DOLLARS is inscribed in an arc along the upper field, and the date 2023 appears at the bottom of the field. The coin's outline replicates the contoured silhouette of the Death Star II. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue has operated as one of the most prolific licensing hubs in the commemorative coin industry since the 1990s, issuing legal tender under its own authority while outsourcing virtually all design and distribution to private minting companies — a arrangement that has produced hundreds of pop-culture themed pieces with no connection to the island's 1,600-person population. This particular issue is part of a long-running Star Wars licensing program administered through the New Zealand mint, which has held the Lucasfilm agreement for over a decade.
Disney's 2015 acquisition of Lucasfilm brought tighter controls over licensed merchandise globally, which paradoxically drove increased production of high-end collectible coins as licensees locked in multi-year agreements before terms tightened further.