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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II Jabba the Hutt
| Issuer | Niue |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 25 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Detailed high-relief depiction of Jabba the Hutt, the notorious crime lord of Tatooine as portrayed in the film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The rotund, slug-like figure is rendered with fine sculptural detail against a plain polished field. The purity and weight designation 1/4 oz 9999 Fine Gold appears in the upper field, while the copyright and trademark notice © & ™ Lucasfilm is inscribed in the lower field, affirming the officially licensed nature of this issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niue's licensing arrangement with Disney — formalized after Disney's 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm — has made the island territory one of the more prolific issuers of Star Wars bullion coinage. This quarter-ounce piece belongs to a broader series that Niue has used primarily to generate seigniorage revenue, a strategy that has become a meaningful income stream for Pacific island states with limited alternative exports.
The .9999 fineness places it above the older four-nines standard only recently achieved by most major sovereign mints by this date.