'Star Wars' Coins Issued By New Zealand Mint

R2-D2, C-3PO, & Darth Vader on 2 of 40 coins

The New Zealand island of Niue will be showing their love of Star Wars to the world in a way that has never been done before. Niue will be issuing legal tender that will feature characters from the Star Wars franchise on the reverse side of their coins in full color (the front having Queen Elizabeth II on it). Each Star Wars coin will be struck from silver plated base metal and will be a limited edition coin created by the New Zealand Mint for Niue Island.

As legal tender, the coins will have a face value of NZ$2 (£1), but the silver content in each is worth considerably more than that.

The coins are primarily aimed at collectors and investors around the world in a bid to boost Niue's flagging government coffers.
Sets of four, each containing 1oz of silver, will sell for NZ$469 (£235).

You can take a look at the New Zealand Mint site (source below) to check out what some of these coins will look like as well as get information about the coins themselves and how to order them. The site has a nice feature that will allow you to change the currency being used upon purchase. For example a single coin will be $19.56 plus s&h in US Dollars while the Darth Vader or Millennium Falcon coin set w/ four 1oz silver coins and case will run you $390.44. These coins will be available in November and are currently available for pre-order on the New Zealand Mint site.    

Source: New Zealand Mint