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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Eowyn
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II' arcs around the periphery, with the date '2003' appearing below the effigy. The designer's initials 'IRB' appear beneath the truncation of the portrait. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of New Zealand's licensed tie-in with Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, this coin was one of several denominations released through the Reserve Bank in 2003 coinciding with the film's theatrical run. Eowyn of Rohan was among the more popular character selections in the series — her inclusion was a deliberate commercial choice, not an afterthought. The coins circulated as legal tender but were heavily hoarded from the outset, meaning worn examples are genuinely harder to locate than uncirculated ones.