Fiji has served as a convenient issuing authority for numerous collector-market novelty coins since the early 2000s, providing legal tender status to pieces with no meaningful circulation intent. This Severus Snape dollar is one of dozens of licensed Warner Bros. issues struck under that arrangement, produced almost certainly by the New Zealand Mint or a comparable private facility operating on Fiji's behalf.
The Harry Potter licensing program generated a substantial run of these one-ounce silver issues across multiple fictional characters beginning around 2020.
Fiji has served as a convenient issuing authority for numerous collector-market novelty coins since the early 2000s, providing legal tender status to pieces with no meaningful circulation intent. This Severus Snape dollar is one of dozens of licensed Warner Bros. issues struck under that arrangement, produced almost certainly by the New Zealand Mint or a comparable private facility operating on Fiji's behalf.
The Harry Potter licensing program generated a substantial run of these one-ounce silver issues across multiple fictional characters beginning around 2020.