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Authorities in New Zealand are doing everything they possibly can to cash-in on the publicity the region’s about to get thanks to providing the backdrop to Peter Jackson’s latest Tolkien production, going so far as minting a range of gold and silver coins starring characters from the series.
The coins are officially considered legal tender in New Zealand, but if you spent approximately £5,600 on three solid gold $10 coins, you’d be a bit of a nutcase to then take then to the shop to buy some sweets and a newspaper.
If over £5k is too much for $30 worth of local currency, there’s also a $1 Hobbit coin you can have for $149. It’s certainly a novel way of solving the financial crisis. Maybe we should start selling fivers with line drawings of Victoria Pendleton on them for £2,000? [NZ Post via The Register]
LOL, do LOTR fanboys have so much spare cash?
Between these and LOTR lego, I won’t have for much longer.
Looked at the Hobbit coin quickly and thought he was giving me the finger.
Me too!
Same here.
Me three!
I believe this is what passes as exciting news for New Zulland.
Chur bro!
Tu Meke
You’re still a bloody attractive woman, you know.
Cook the man some ******* eggs!
awww, once you use the “eggs” quote, the thread can’t go any further…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cPs2SzShNc
Awesome!
We’ve been doing this for a while,
http://www.royalmint.com/shop/the_london_2012_paralympic_brilliant_uncirculated_5_pound_coin
http://www.royalmint.com/shop/the_official_queens_diamond_jubilee_uk_5_pound_coin
Of course, our prices aren’t quite as high, but then, we do mint a lot of souvenir coins.
Good for them… they didn’t have enough British people on their coinage, Her Majesty was looking mighty lonely.