Official Lord of the Rings Coins
"The One Ring"
$1 Silver Proof Coin
Diameter: 38.61 mm; 1.52 in
Weight: 28.28 gm; 1.00 oz
Struck in 999 fine silver with Elvish script over a frosted background that sets off a polished and gold plated "One Ring"
New Zealand Post will in late 2003, in conjunction with the British Royal Mint, issue a series of limited edition Collector's Coins in honour of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, which was filmed entirely on location in Aotearoa.
Designs confirmed for these Official Limited Edition Coin collections include:
- The One Ring
- Frodo
- Gollum
- Gandalf
- Sauron's Tower
- Helm's Deep
- King Théoden
"Light versus Dark" 50 Cent Uncirculated Coins
Diameter: 31.75 mm; 1.25 in. Weight: 13.61 gm; 0.48 oz
Struck in Cupro-nickel with character portrait over leaf flourish background. Set of six portrays conflict between Good versus Evil and includes Aragorn, Frodo and Gandalf facing Sauron, Gollum, and Saruman. Standard royal portrait on obverse of each coin.
"The One Ring"
$10 Gold Proof Coin
Diameter: 38.61 mm; 1.52 in
Weight: 39.94 gm; 1.41 oz
Struck in 22 carat rose gold with Elvish script over a polished background that sets off the "One Ring"
First release in the 'Scenes in Silver' Proof series will be an eye-catching design featuring a gold-plated "One Ring" in relief over a frosted background. Another five silver proof designs are expected to be released between now and mid-2004. Number struck is 150,000 but whether this includes all or each of the designs has not been confirmed.
These New Zealand Lord of the Rings coins have been approved by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and licensed by New Line Entertainment. Collector's coins will be minted in cupro-nickel, silver, and gold in denominations ranging from 50 cents to $10 featuring leading characters from the movie trilogy, and will be available individually, and in a range of presentation packs. Chief designer of these coins was Matthew Bonaccorsi who crafted the reverse engravings, while the obverse features the official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley. While valid as legal tender, don't expect to find any in general circulation except by accident; as with other limited edition proof sets, these coins will be worth considerably more than face value to numismatics collector's and J.R.R. Tolkien fans.
"The Ring of Power"
$1 Brilliant Uncirculated
Diameter: 38.61 mm; 1.52 in
Weight: 28.28 gm; 1.00 oz
Struck in nickel-brass
Three different Gold Proof Coins designs will be released in a staggered timetable beginning soon. 15,000 are to be struck, but whether this includes each or all three designs (most likely) has not been confirmed.
With the immense popularity of The Lord of the Rings we expect demand for these coins to be extremely high and likely exceed the limited number of coin sets available for purchase. Designs of the Lord of the Rings coins will be announced in late November along with date of issuance which is expected to coincide with The Return of the King in December 2003.
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