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| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Reverse description | Vibrant colorized scene depicting the Battle of Hoth from the Star Wars universe, centered on a high-relief sculpted AT-ST Walker rendered in uncolored silver relief occupying the central field. The background, fully colorized, portrays a snow-covered battlefield with additional AT-AT Walkers advancing through blue icy terrain and mountains in the distance, orange and yellow explosions engulfing structures to the left, and a Snowtrooper in the foreground firing a weapon amid the chaos. Colored laser blasts are depicted streaking across the upper right of the field. The inscription 5 oz 999 Fine Silver and the copyright notice © & TM Lucasfilm Ltd appear along the lower right periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niue has operated as a licensing vehicle for novelty collector coinage since the 1990s, issuing legal tender silver under agreements with the New Zealand Treasury, which retains ultimate monetary authority over the territory. The AT-ST Walker piece is part of a broader Star Wars licensing arrangement between the Lucasfilm property — now held by Disney — and a string of Pacific island mints and issuers that have produced shaped and sculpted coins since the mid-2010s.
The 155.5g specification places this squarely in the five-troy-ounce category, the format favored for high-relief shaped issues where the extra silver mass accommodates deep sculptural work without structural fragility.