1 oz Silver Coin - 2022 Star Wars: Rebel Alliance - Niue/ NZ Mint

Star Wars Rebel Alliance Starbird


Following the collapse of the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire, an alliance of star systems rebelled and thus began the Galactic Civil War. As a symbol of that alliance, rebel leaders such as Leia Organa would adopt the starbird or phoenix, which had appeared informally in anti-Imperial graffiti, in response to the demise of Galen Marek whose family crest bore the same symbol. Marek, an apprentice to Darth Vader, turned from the Dark side and sacrificed himself to protect the leaders who would go on to found the Rebel Alliance. This symbol would appear on the helmets, starships and other equipment of the alliance. Thanks to the leadership of Leia Organa, Admiral Ackbar, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and many others the Rebellion would eventually be victorious.

• Obverse: Displays the Niue coat of arms along with the face value and the year of issue.

• Reverse: Features the officially licensed Rebel Alliance Starbird Symbol from Star Wars. The reverse also features the metal content, purity and the Lucasfilm copyright for further authentication.

New Zealand Mint

The New Zealand Mint is a privately owned company in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only privately owned mint in New Zealand, purchasing refined Gold from international sources to produce coins. They have established their reputation over the past four decades for their high-quality design as exhibited by their innovative commemorative Gold and Silver bullion products. The only precious metal mint in New Zealand, the mint uses the tag-line “Minters of the South Pacific” and produces collector and bullion coins for a number of pacific nations, including Fiji, the Cook Islands, Niue and Tuvalu.

Authentic Feature

This coin includes an authentication feature on the reverse in the form of the stamp of the Lucasfilm Ltd. copyright and New Zealand Mint logo.

Presentation & Mintage

Each1oz Silver Bullion Coin is presented in an individual protective acrylic capsule & bullion bag.

No more than 25,000 of these coins will be released. Production will cease when the mintage is fully sold or at the end of 2022, after which The Mint will ‘declare’ the total number made.

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