Star Wars Coins Count As Real Money In Niue

19 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone in Mind Fuck, Money, Quality Humour, Very Cool, Vibe, World

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Sure, why not. Tiny South Pacific island nation Niue will be accepting coins minted with the faces of Star Wars characters as legal tender, because if you’re a tiny South Pacific island nation there’s really only so much you can do to keep things exciting.

Niue, population 1,311, also recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as their sovereign, which means that the coins are going to have Yoda’s face on the one side, and Elizabeth on the other – this has led to some locals confusing heads with tails.

In case people were thinking that this whole thing made too much sense, though, don’t worry: silver coins with a face value of NZ $2 are sold in packs of four, and retail for NZ $469.

Great job, everybody.

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