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The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey

Single Coin
GBP £14.73
Single Coin
GBP £41.87
About The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey

New Zealand Post has worldwide exclusive rights to issue official legal tender commemorative coins celebrating Sir Peter Jackson's trilogy of films based on The Hobbit. Each coin in this collection has been intricately designed and promises to be a lasting collectable of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Issue Information

In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.

From this humble sentence coined by J.R.R. Tolkien in the early 1930s, the novel we know today as The Hobbit was born. Its sequel, The Lord of the Rings took New Zealand by storm when our very own Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson brought the trilogy to the big screen.

New Zealand is home to Middle-earth once again, with the release of the first of three films based on The Hobbit, entitled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

The film follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen Dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers.

New Zealand Post is excited to issue official stamps and coins celebrating The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The range of stamp and coin products not only portray the characters and themes of the film, but also reflect New Zealand as the home of Middle-earth, and are destined to be collectables for years to come.

Product

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

Intro

This single brilliant uncirculated coin captures a memorable scene in the film when Bilbo Baggins is presented with a contract to take on the role as ‘burglar’.

Highlights

Minted from Al/Zn/Br (gold colour) Features Bilbo Baggins with the contract Presented in an attractive display card with the character information

Design

The setting depicted on the coin is Bilbo’s home – Bag End, and the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield is pictured in the background. This unique coin is presented within a display card featuring imagery from the film and information on this unassuming Hobbit – Bilbo Baggins.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Set

Intro

The set of three brilliant uncirculated coins portrays three characters that play important roles in Bilbo Baggins’s journey.

Highlights

Set of three brilliant uncirculated coins minted from Al/Zn/Br (gold colour) Features Thorin Oakenshield, Gandalf and Radagast, and three of the thirteen Dwarves Presented in an attractive display card

Design

The set of three brilliant uncirculated coins portrays a range of characters that play important roles in Bilbo Baggins’s journey. Gandalf is pictured alongside fellow wizard Radagast, three of the thirteen dwarves are shown on their journey, and Thorin Oakenshield is pictured within an attractive folder featuring imagery from the film and information on the characters featured on the coins.