New Zealand, the backdrop of sweeping cinematic scenes from “The Lord of the Rings” and the upcoming trilogy “The Hobbit,” is issuing a series of Hobbit coins.
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It looks pretty much like a gold coin but with a rim inscribed, in both English and Dwarvish, with the words ‘Middle-earth – New Zealand.’

AKRATIC WIZARDRY: A blog wherein I scribble about various old school fantasy role-playing games (Classic D&D and AD&D, Call of Cthulhu, BRP, Elric!/Stormbringer, MERP, etc.) and a few newer ones (Mythras, Crypts & Things, 5e D&D, Adventures in Middle-Earth, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
11 October 2012
Hobbit Coins
From this Salon.com article:
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Well, they sold out New Zealand's labour laws, so its not surprising that the national mint was thrown in as an extra.
ReplyDeleteI dearly hope they become known as "BrandyBucks".
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