太平洋岛国发新币 女王与星战人物同登场
<p><span word="Darth">Darth</span> <span word="Vader">Vader</span>, <span word="Luke">Luke</span> <span word="Skywalker">Skywalker</span>, <span word="Yoda">Yoda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villains">villains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="galaxy">galaxy</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Niue">Niue</span>。</p><p><span word="Niue">Niue</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="Polynesian">Polynesian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> 1,400 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="coins">coins</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Wars">Wars</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="effigy">effigy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sculptor">sculptor</span> <span word="Raphael">Raphael</span> <span word="Maklouf">Maklouf</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obverse">obverse</span>。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="tender">tender</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NZ">NZ</span>$2 (£1)， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>。</p><p><span word="Sets">Sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> 1<span word="oz">oz</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="NZ">NZ</span>$469 (£235)。</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>-<span word="plated">plated</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="Niue">Niue</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flagging">flagging</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="coffers">coffers</span>。</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $2, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Kirkness">Kirkness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="Mint">Mint</span>。</p><p>"<span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="enthusiasts">enthusiasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Wars">Wars</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>。</p><p><span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Wars">Wars</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1977, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spawned">spawned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="merchandising">merchandising</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>。</p><p><span word="Underlining">Underlining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Numismatics">Numismatics</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>。</p>
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