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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II Emperor Palpatine
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 31.103 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II · NIUE · TWO DOLLARS 2011 |
| Reverse description | Full-colour photographic effigy of Emperor Palpatine facing slightly forward, his disfigured features partially obscured beneath a dark hooded robe, rendered in vivid colour printing against a stylised space background. Raised silver relief elements depicting the Death Star superstructure frame the colourised portrait on both sides. The iconic STAR WARS logotype in raised silver lettering with black infill appears prominently in the lower portion of the field. The copyright inscription and fineness legend are inscribed in the upper left field. |
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Niue has operated as a reliable vehicle for novelty legal-tender silver issues since the 1990s, licensing pop-culture properties through arrangements that funnel royalty revenue to the island's limited economy. This coin was released under a Star Wars licensing agreement with Lucasfilm, part of a broader series covering characters from the franchise. New Zealand handles Niue's currency and foreign affairs, which is what makes the legal-tender status of these issues technically valid despite the island's population of roughly 1,600.