Why
By the time they've paid George Lucal his ridiculous royalties they wont make a penny.
The Pacific island of Niue is hoping to drum up some cash from Star Wars fans by issuing two sets of coins commemorating the sci-fi franchise. The Darth Vader coin set For NZ$469 (£238) a pop, you can choose from either a Darth Vader-themed collection (pictured), or a Millennium Falcon boxed set featuring duets of Luke …
Small countries have been doing this commemorative crap for years. Pobjoy mint and others specialise in printing coins like these for small countries and you can buy coins with Snoopy and all sorts on them. They know only collectors bother to buy these sets so it's a convenient source of income for these countries who exchange their funny money for proper currency.
Not just coins but stamps too. As a kid I remember comic books used to have ads for stamp firms who'd send out books of "stamps" on approval from the Pitcairn Islands, Vanatu and other places which were purely for collectors. They even stuck a phony postmark onto the stamps to make pretend these stamps were actually circulated.