30th Anniversary Collection Unreleased Coins, 2007
In 2007, Hasbro released the "30th Anniversary Collection" and "Saga Legends" action figure. Many of the figures released in these lines included commemorative coins. Early prototypes of these coins reveal some significant design changes throughout the development process.
In this early example of #01 Darth Vader coin, you will notice that it includes additional label text on left and right of the coin. The glow-effect from Vader's lightsaber blade was modified and his overall character artwork is much larger, protruding into the title text.
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The back of the coin was originally designed to read "A New Hope". This was later changed to "Revenge of the Sith and the trademark text was moved to the end of the Star Wars logo.
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Fun Fact:
These early design coins were also used in the package development process and can be found on a number of surviving Engineering Pilots. Here is a Engineering Pilot of Luke Skywalker that includes an unreleased Stormtrooper McQuarrie concept coin.
Other Known Unreleased Coin Examples:
Luke Skywalker - McQuarrie Concept (Star Wars Celebration IV)
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Differences:
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Lightsaber blade size & shape
#03 Lava Miner
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Differences:
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Absence of figure designation number
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Character artwork protrudes into title text
#05 Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Differences:
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Includes additional label text: "Aniv." and "Fig."
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Character artwork protrudes into title text
#06 Mace Windu
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Production Coin
Differences:
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Includes additional label text: "Aniv." and "Fig."
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Character artwork protrudes into title text
#08 Super Battle Droid
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Differences:
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Includes additional label text: "Aniv." and "Fig."
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Character artwork protrudes into title text
#09 Stormtrooper - McQuarrie Concept
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Production Coin
Differences:
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Includes additional label text: "Aniv." and "Fig."
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Absence of "McQuarrie" text
Episode I (Saga Legends)
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Differences:
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Character artwork is smaller
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Year labels are positioned higher
Episode II (Saga Legends)
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Differences:
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Character artwork is smaller
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Year labels are positioned higher
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