Darth Vader Preliminary Coin Art
This sketch is interesting. It's obvious that it was designed in a fashion similar to the Obi-Wan Kenobi coin: a facial image of the character flanked by a second image of the character standing upright and holding a lightsaber. But the production coin ended up being quite different: the standing character image was eliminated and replaced with one of Darth Vader's TIE Fighter. The text along the bottom rim was also changed from Dark Lord to Lord of the Sith.

The released version of this coin can be seen here.

Description by: Ron Salvatore
Photo: James Gallo
From the collection of: James Gallo
Country:United States
Film:Power of the Force
Licensee:Kenner
Year:1985
Category:Prototypes / Coin


  


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