Royal Mint to release commemorative Star Wars coins to mark Return of The Jedi 40th anniversary
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A collection of commemorative coins will be released and will be the first time characters from the sci-fi film will appear on official UK coins. The collection will mark the 40th anniversary of the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of The Jedi, which was released in 1983.
Characters set to feature on the coins include iconic droids C-3PO and R2-D2, who will feature on 50p coins as part of the four-coin collection. Other coins will feature Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, the villainous Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Han Solo and Chewbacca.
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Hide AdThe coins were brought to life by designer Ffion Gwillim who worked in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company. Combining traditional minting techniques with cutting-edge technology, the Royal Mint’s craftspeople have been able to reproduce R2-D2 and C-3PO in colour for the first time on the coins