A new departure from the Star Wars ranges put out by the New Zealand Mint, the 40th Anniversary Star Wars movie poster coin turned out to be an absolute smash hit, selling out quickly and being sought after on the aftermarket. It comes as no surprise that the mint is continuing with the series and it’s now the turn of the second, and probably the best of the movies to get the attention – The Empire Strikes Back.

We’re pretty sure that you’ll be familiar with the plot of the movie and of the many elements within it that have entered popular culture so it’s straight on to the coin. Rectangular and issued for Niue, the coin is a simple affair. Depicting the international promotional poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai, just the bottom of the coin is clean struck with the movie logo, although the composition and copyright information are inscribed at the very bottom in a small and innocuous font.

Presentation is first class, consisting of one of the acrylic block frames that we like so much. They make display an easy task and they look great. The outer shipper is classy and understated, helping to move this away from the plethora of junk memorabiliaq and onto a level that affirms it as something that you’ll hold onto for many years.

There’s obviously one more coin to come this year and it doesn’t take an Einstein to work out the subject matter, although there are again a few choices for the poster chosen to adorn it. The one chosen will please fans we think and round out a nice set. This coin will be available later today and has a price of $85.00 USD and a mintage of 10,000. A few of our sponsors like Powercoin and Minted-UK sell them.