1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait; One Ring

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait; One Ring) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait; One Ring) - reverse

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Features

Issuer New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2003
Value 1 Dollar
1 NZD = USD 0.60
Currency Dollar (1967-date)
Composition Nickel brass
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
41877
References KM# 141
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Lord of the Rings

Series: Battle for the Ring

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, legend around, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II
IRB
2003

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Image of the 'one ring to rule them all' from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, denomination within and Elven runic inscription around.

Scripts: Latin, Runic, Tengwar

Lettering: $1

Unabridged legend: Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul

Translation:
A ring to rule them all. A ring to find them. A ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
$1

Designer: Matthew Bonaccorsi

Edge

Reeded

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait; One Ring) -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Issued as part of a three-coin set to commemorate the making of the Lord of the Rings movies in New Zealand (10,454 issued).


Also released in a single coincard (19,621 issued).


The coin was also struck in silver with gold highlights.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2003  19 261 11% BU in Single Coincard
2003  30 081 $ 12 88% BU in Three Coin Set

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