1 oz Silver Coin - 2022 Star Wars: Rebel Alliance - Niue/ NZ Mint - Graded #SWRA-NZ-032301

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

Each 1oz Silver Bullion Coin is presented in an individual protective graded slab, COA, security seal & 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.

COA Details

TAC Coin Grading and COA

 Coin grades available with TAC Bullion Certificate of Authenticity available are:

• Uncirculated - A coin that is released to the public but not intended for general circulation - We have purchased direct from the mint - no middle man
  
• Circulated - Any coin that has entered circulation

Steps we use for Certificate of Authenticity

• Utilising the latest technologies/ devises we verify and check the precious metal contents are correct.
• Check for correct mint markings and authentication features. Example - Perth Mint: Micro-laser engraving.
• Visually and under micro scopes we check to see if the coin is damaged to give a grading. Check all markings are correct. Eg. date, denomination value and name.
• Coin in then locked into a coin slab with tamper sticker on one edge. Each coin has its on unique QR Code with are individual logged into our website with date authenticity and coin information.