Mandalorian silver coins are officially licensed Star Wars pieces struck by the New Zealand Mint as legal tender of Niue, most of them in .999 fine silver. They run from plain one-ounce $2 coins sold like bullion to shaped, colored collector issues with mintages in the low thousands. A Beskar bar is the same idea in a different shape: a bar of .999 silver that replicates the fictional metal from the series, and it too carries a face value as a Niue coin.
This guide explains what each piece is, what its price is paying for, and what to check on one wherever you find it.
Who Makes Mandalorian Coins, and Why They Say "Niue"
The Mandalorian coins covered here are made by the New Zealand Mint under license from Lucasfilm and issued as legal tender of Niue, a small Pacific nation. The 2 oz Mythosaur coin, for example, is described as officially licensed by Lucasfilm Ltd. and carries the Public Seal of Niue on its obverse.
Legal tender status is what makes these coins rather than rounds. A round is a privately struck piece of metal with no face value; a coin is issued under a government's authority and carries one. The face value itself is nominal. A one-ounce Mandalorian coin is a $2 coin, which is a small fraction of what the silver in it is worth at any recent silver price, so nobody spends one.
The theme is the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and the characters around it: the bounty hunter Din Djarin, Grogu, Bo-Katan Kryze, the Armorer, and the symbols of Mandalore. Coins featuring Grogu are sold under the Mandalorian banner as well as on their own.
Two Kinds of Mandalorian Coin
Mandalorian coins fall into two groups, and the difference decides most of the price. Bullion-style coins are round, plainly finished and struck in larger numbers. Collector issues are shaped or colored, numbered, boxed and struck in much smaller numbers.
The 2021 one-ounce The Mandalorian coin is the clearest bullion-style example. Its listing on our site gives a worldwide mintage of 25,000 and describes it as packaged like bullion: a single coin in a capsule, 20 to a tube and 200 to a themed monster box. The collector issues come with a certificate of authenticity, a serial number and a display box.
| Issue | Silver | Format | Mintage stated in the listing | What comes with it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Niue $2 The Mandalorian | 1 oz .999 | Round, bullion-style | 25,000 | Capsule |
| 2023 Mandalorian Helmets: Bo-Katan | 1 oz .999 | Shaped and colored like the helmet | 3,000 | Certificate, serial number, display box |
| 2023 The Mandalorian Mythosaur | 2 oz .999 | Skull-shaped, antique finish | 1,999 | Certificate, coin number, velvet-lined box |
The Bo-Katan coin is one of a Mandalorian Helmets series; the Din Djarin and The Armorer coins in the same series are also listed with mintages of 3,000. Mintage figures in the table are as stated in the product listings on our site; check them against the New Zealand Mint's specification or the certificate for the piece in front of you. A mintage is the maximum number struck, not the number sold or still in collections. For more on what a capped mintage does and does not tell you, see what "limited mintage" means on licensed bullion.
What a Beskar Bar Is
A Beskar bar is a licensed silver bar that replicates beskar, the fictional, nearly impenetrable steel of the Star Wars universe. The New Zealand Mint describes it as the metal Din Djarin is paid in for his missions, and shapes its bars with ridged, patterned surfaces stamped with the Imperial shield.
The first Beskar bars launched together in 2021. AgAu News reported the April 2021 release as two pieces: a one-ounce $2 Niue "coinbar" of 31.1 grams of .999 silver in a bullion finish, mintage 50,000, and a ten-ounce $20 piece of 311.0 grams of .999 silver in an antique finish, mintage 1,000.
The ten-ounce bar was issued again in 2022 and 2023. The New Zealand Mint's page for the 2022 ten-ounce Beskar bar gives it as 10 troy ounces of .999 silver with a $20 face value, measuring 110 by 49.5 by 5.4 millimeters, with a mintage of 3,000; the page is marked sold out. The mint's 2023 ten-ounce bar repeats the size, the $20 face value and the 3,000 mintage, and describes an antique finish meant to look like matte, slate-gray beskar. Its purity is engraved on the obverse with the Niue Coat of Arms.
| Beskar bar | Silver | Face value | Mintage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021, one ounce | 31.1 g, .999 | $2 (Niue) | 50,000 | AgAu News launch report |
| 2021, ten ounce | 311.0 g, .999 | $20 (Niue) | 1,000 | AgAu News launch report |
| 2022, ten ounce | 10 troy oz, .999 | $20 (Niue) | 3,000 | New Zealand Mint |
| 2023, ten ounce | 10 troy oz, .999 | $20 (Niue) | 3,000 | New Zealand Mint |
The bar has been issued in more than one year, and the year matters: two Beskar bars of the same weight from different years are different issues with their own mintages, so match the date on the bar to the mint's specification for that year.
Coin or bar?
A Beskar bar is both: a coin in the shape of a bar. It carries a face value and a government seal, which makes it legal tender, and it is shaped and marketed as a bar. For a Texas buyer the distinction rarely changes anything. The state's sales-tax exemption in Tex. Tax Code § 151.336 covers silver coins and silver bullion alike, so a silver Beskar bar falls inside it on either reading. Our Texas sales tax guide covers the exemption in full.
What the Price of a Mandalorian Coin Is Paying For
The price of a Mandalorian coin is the silver plus a premium, and on licensed pieces the premium is substantial. Our product pages show the premium over spot, the current market price for raw silver, alongside the price, with a lower price for cash, cashier's check, check and wire than for credit card and PayPal.
The premium covers things the silver price does not measure: the Lucasfilm license, the design and engraving work, coloring and shaping, the box and certificate, and a small production run. A bullion-style one-ounce coin carries less of this than a shaped, colored, numbered one. A Silver Eagle or a generic round carries far less again.
The other side of the premium is resale. A licensed coin sells to someone who wants that character, so its secondary price depends on collector demand rather than on the metal alone, and it can move independently of silver. When a dealer buys one back, the quote reflects what it expects to resell it for. A dealer's buy price on a licensed coin can be well below what was paid for it, and the premium is the part most likely not to come back. Our guide to how a trade-in is priced walks through both sides of that gap. Collectors who buy for the character are paying for something the spot price does not record, and are best served by knowing that going in.
How to Check a Mandalorian Coin or Beskar Bar
To check a Mandalorian coin or Beskar bar, confirm the year and size, the stated weight and fineness, the legal-tender markings, the certificate number and the surface.
- Which year and which size? The same design can exist in several years and weights. The year changes the mintage and the specification.
- What do the weight and fineness say? The piece should state its silver content. The ten-ounce Beskar bar carries its purity on the obverse.
- Is the legal-tender side there? Niue coins carry the Public Seal of Niue or the Niue Coat of Arms and a face value.
- Do the certificate and the coin match? On numbered collector issues, the serial number on the certificate should match the coin's. Keep the box and certificate: they are part of what was sold.
- Is the surface intact? Colored and antique-finished surfaces are easily marked. Handle these pieces by the edges or leave them in their capsules; our guide to coin capsules, flips and tubes covers which holders are safe for silver.
Where a mintage figure matters to you, check it against the mint's specification or the certificate rather than a single listing. Listings copy each other, and occasionally get a detail wrong.
Mandalorian Coins at Our Amarillo Shop
When this guide was written in October 2026, our Star Wars collection listed Mandalorian-series coins in stock including the 2021 one-ounce The Mandalorian, the Bo-Katan helmet coin, the two-ounce Mythosaur and several one-ounce Grogu coins. Other Mandalorian issues were listed but out of stock, and no Beskar bar was listed in the collection. Stock in licensed series changes quickly, so call before driving in for a particular piece.
We also buy coins. Numismatic coins need to be seen in the office before we give a price. On licensed issues, the box and certificate are part of what was originally sold, so bring them with the coin. Our earlier Star Wars silver coins guide covers the franchise more broadly.
This article is educational and reflects general information about precious metals and collectible coins. It is not investment, tax or legal advice, and Stout Gold & Silver is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer or tax professional. Metal prices fluctuate and past performance does not indicate future results. Consult a qualified professional about your own situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a Beskar bar real silver?
Yes. The New Zealand Mint's Beskar bars are struck in .999 fine silver. The ten-ounce version weighs 10 troy ounces, and the one-ounce version launched in 2021 was reported as 31.1 grams of .999 silver. The gray, ridged look is a finish and a design that imitate the fictional steel from the series; the metal underneath is silver.
Is a Beskar bar a coin or a bar?
Both. It is shaped and sold as a bar, but it carries a face value as legal tender of Niue: $2 on the one-ounce version and $20 on the ten-ounce. That makes it a coin in the legal sense. In Texas the label rarely matters, because the state sales-tax exemption covers silver coins and silver bullion alike.
Does Stout Gold & Silver sell Beskar bars?
Not as of October 2026. When this guide was written, no Beskar bar was listed in our Star Wars collection, though several Mandalorian coins were in stock. Licensed stock changes often, so if you are looking for a specific piece, call the shop before you drive in and ask whether it is available.
Can you spend a Mandalorian silver coin?
Technically it is legal tender of Niue, with a face value of $2 on a one-ounce coin. In practice nobody spends one. The silver it contains is worth far more than $2 at any recent silver price, and the licensed design adds a collector premium on top. The face value exists to make it a coin, not to set its worth.
Is a Mandalorian coin worth more than its silver?
It is sold for more than its silver, because the price includes a premium for the license, design, packaging and small mintage. What it will fetch later depends on collector demand for that issue, which can move independently of the silver price. Bullion-style issues carry a smaller premium than shaped, colored, numbered ones, and a resale quote can be below the original price.
Visit Us in Amarillo
If you want to see a Mandalorian coin in hand, or have a licensed coin you are thinking of selling, come in or call ahead. Walk-ins are always welcome, appointments take priority, and we are open weekdays only, so check the hours before you set out.
Stout Gold & Silver
2300 SW 7th Ave Ste 105
Amarillo, TX 79106
(806) 374-8698
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