50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait; Saruman

Features

Issuer	New Zealand
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2003
Value	50 Cents 0.50 NZD = USD 0.30
Currency	Dollar (1967-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	13.61 g
Diameter	31.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 65109
References	KM# 140 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Saruman

Series: Lord of the Rings

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing 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

Head of Saruman left and value.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 50c

Designer: Matthew Bonaccorsi

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

This 50 cent copper-nickel coin was struck by the Royal Mint and issued by New Zealand Post.
It is part of a series of coins issued to celebrate the making of the Lord of the Rings Movies in New Zealand.
There were three different coin sets all issued in 2003. A six, nine and eighteen coin set.

This coin was included in the full Lord of the Rings Character Set of eighteen coins.
It was also included in the Light Versus Dark Set of six coins.
The actor Christopher Lee plays the character Saruman.

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2003	5 886		BU in 18 Coin Character Set	15%
2003	36 371	$ 5.70	BU in 6 Coin Light Versus Dark Set	93%

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