Britain’s Royal Mint unveils Star Wars coin design ahead of July 10 release

The first coin in the Royal Mint’s new Star Wars line will feature the beloved droid characters R2-D2 and C-3PO, rendered in color. Image courtesy of the Royal Mint
The first coin in the Royal Mint’s new Star Wars line will feature the beloved droid characters R2-D2 and C-3PO, rendered in color. Image courtesy of the Royal Mint
The first coin in the Royal Mint’s new Star Wars line will feature the beloved droid characters R2-D2 and C-3PO, rendered in color. Image courtesy of the Royal Mint

LLANTRISANT, Wales – On July 4, the Royal Mint unveiled the first coin design in its new Star Wars™ collection globally, as part of a coin reveal event from its visitor attraction, The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, South Wales. Experienced coin designer Ffion Gwillim has brought the brainchild of American moviemaker George Lucas to life on UK coins, working in collaboration with the Walt Disney Company. Combining traditional minting techniques with cutting-edge technology, the Royal Mint’s craftspeople have faithfully reproduced the R2-D2 and C-3PO characters in vivid color for the first time on official UK coins.

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Collecting world rocked by discovery of rare Star Wars toys in original factory cartons

 

Star Wars 12C Luke Skywalker DT with double-telescoping lightsaber, mint on card. Estimate $10,000-$20,000

DENVER, Pa. – Just when Star Wars collectors thought they had seen it all, along came The Morphy Find. That’s the name that has been given to a recently unveiled trove of rare, high-condition Star Wars toys that sat undisturbed in original Kenner shipping cartons, largely forgotten, since the 1970s/’80s.

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