Part of the officially licensed series issued in conjunction with Peter Jackson's Hobbit film trilogy, this coin was released through New Zealand Post ahead of the second film's December 2013 theatrical debut. New Zealand's involvement was more than ceremonial — the production of all three Hobbit films at Stone Street Studios in Wellington made the country a logical licensing partner, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lending its authority to a collector program that ultimately spanned dozens of individual pieces across the trilogy's release schedule.
Part of the officially licensed series issued in conjunction with Peter Jackson's Hobbit film trilogy, this coin was released through New Zealand Post ahead of the second film's December 2013 theatrical debut. New Zealand's involvement was more than ceremonial — the production of all three Hobbit films at Stone Street Studios in Wellington made the country a logical licensing partner, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lending its authority to a collector program that ultimately spanned dozens of individual pieces across the trilogy's release schedule.