STAR WARS™ Vehicles (2.) - Sandcrawler™
1/4 Oz Gold - Proof

• Officially licensed by Lucasfilm Ltd.™
• 1/4 Oz 99.99% pure Gold
• Limited Mintage only 150 pieces worldwide
• With numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Delivery in original Box

The second release in the new STAR WARS™ Vehicles Series was struck by the New Zealand Mint from a 1/4 ounce of 99.99% pure gold and is dedicated to the Sandcrawler™. The motive features a detailed depiction of the giant crawler moving through the desert landscape of Tatooine. The weight and fineness as well as the copyright are also included in the design. The reverse shows the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the denomination and the year of issue.

The Sandcrawler™ is an approximately 20 meter tall and very massive vehicle that was originally designed as a mining and smelting facility. It later served as a mobile fortress for the nomadic Jawas on the desert planets of Tatooine and Arvala-7, providing them with transportation and shelter. The exceptionally robust facility features a magnetic suction tube that can be used to suck droids and scrap metal directly into the cargo hold. In addition to spacious cargo holds, the Sandcrawler™ also has scrap processing facilities and enough room to house an entire Jawa clan. First appearing in the 1977 film "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope", Sandcrawlers were in use on Tatooine during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. Anakin Skywalker, who encountered a sand crawler convoy shortly before the First Battle of Geonosis, received assistance from the Jawas who operated the crawlers in his quest to find his way to the Tusken Raiders who had abducted his mother. The limited STAR WARS™ Vehicles - Sandcrawler™ gold proof coin is strictly limited to only 150 pieces worldwide and is delivered in the original box of the New Zealand Mint including a numbered certificate of authenticity.