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200 Dollars - Elizabeth II Yoda
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, after the fourth definitive portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' incuse below the neck truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the upper left field, 'NIUE' appears at the upper centre, and '200 DOLLARS' curves along the right field. The date '2016' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed depiction of the Jedi Master Yoda in the act of training Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force, referencing the iconic scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The composition presents Yoda in his characteristic diminutive yet commanding pose against a stylised background evoking the swamps of Dagobah. The copyright and trademark notice '© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.' appears within the design, along with the purity and weight inscription '1 oz 9999 Fine Gold' in the lower field. |
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Niue has long operated as one of the more commercially aggressive issuers in the collector coin market, licensing pop-culture intellectual property through agreements that route revenue to the island nation's treasury — a fiscal strategy for a self-governing territory of roughly 1,600 people with limited economic alternatives. This piece was issued under a New Zealand Royal Mint licensing arrangement with Lucasfilm, the same framework behind dozens of Star Wars issues from this period.
The one-troy-ounce fine gold specification places it squarely in bullion-collector crossover territory, though mintages on these licensed issues were tightly controlled.