2016 Star Wars Classic: Han Solo Gold - NGC PF70 First Releases

Second Coin in the Star Wars Classic Series

Star Wars is an American epic movie franchise centred on a film series created originally by George Lucas in 1977. The franchise depicts a galaxy described as "far, far away" in the distant past, and portrays Jedi as a representation of good, in conflict with the Sith, their evil counterpart.

The first film in the series, Star Wars , was released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It has since been followed by five additional Episodes, with the seventh due to be released in 2015. All six Star Wars films have been nominated for or won Academy Awards, and all were huge box office successes; making Star Wars one of the highest-grossing film series ever.

Han Solo is the second character to be featured on the officially licensed Star Wars Classic coin collection, following on from the successful release of the Darth Vader collectible coins

Smuggler. Scoundrel. Hero. Han Solo, Captain of the Millennium Falcon, was one of the great leaders of the Rebel Alliance. He and his co-pilot Chewbacca came to believe in the cause of galactic freedom, joining Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa in the fight against the Empire. Han Solo is the second character to feature on the officially licensed new Star Wars Classic coin collection from New Zealand Mint.

This impressive Star Wars Classic fine Gold coin release features the face of Han Solo frozen in carbonite, as in the 1980 release of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

Issued by New Zealand Mint as legal tender of the South Pacific island nation of Niue, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2015 year-date and the monetary denomination.

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