September 13th, 2013
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New Zealand Mint Silver Coin
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary 1oz Silver Coin (New Zealand Mint)
This item is available to order from www.bbcshop.com
All items have FREE UK delivery
About the Coin:
Doctor Who is currently the longest running and most successful science fiction television series of all time. Produced in Great Britain by the BBC, the programme depicts the adventures of a time traveling, humanoid alien known as the Doctor. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a telepathic travel machine that’s bigger on the inside than the outside, and outwardly appears to be a blue 1960s British police box. Along with a succession of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help those he comes in contact with, and right wrongs across the universe.
Doctor Who first aired in 1963, and to date the title role has been played by eleven different actors. The program has received recognition from critics and the public as being one of the finest British television series ever produced and is aired around the globe.
- Mintage 10,000
- Year of Issue2013
- Denomination $2
- Edge Milled
- Diameter 40.1 mm
- Finish Proof
- Metal.999 Silver
Reverse Design:
This depicts an engraved relief of the iconic TARDIS used by the Doctor to travel through time and space. This bursts forth out of a dynamic high quality colour printed background representing time travel. The coins border features the finely engraved words Doctor Who 50th Anniversary 1963 – 2013.
Obverse Design:
Each coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The coin enclosed is issued by New Zealand Mint as legal tender, under the authority of Niue Island.
Packaging Design:
The final product may vary slightly from what is shown. The 50th Anniversary coin is packaged in the iconic Doctor Who TARDIS, the telepathic travel machine. The doors of the TARDIS slide open to display the 1oz coin and certificate of authenticity inside.
Press Release…
Silver to Celebrate Doctor Who’s Golden Anniversary
BBC Worldwide and New Zealand Mint Launch Commemorative 50th Anniversary Coins for Iconic TV Series Doctor Who
In an exciting collaboration through time and relative dimension in space, BBC Worldwide Australasia and New Zealand Mint are offering a legal tender coin, and a series of collectible coins as a celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary.
To celebrate the world’s longest running sci-fi series, New Zealand Mint will launch a one-ounce silver .999 coin which features an engraved picture of the iconic TARDIS, as well as a unique 50th Anniversary logo. The coin comes packaged in a 3D model replica of the TARDIS, which opens with the iconic TARDIS “vwarp vwarp” sound. The coins themselves are legal tender for $2 in the South Pacific Island nation Niue, making them a must-have item for fans to collect.
Later in the year New Zealand Mint will also release collectible coins featuring all 11 Doctors, from the first Doctor played by William Hartnell, to the current incarnation – Matt Smith. Further Doctor Who coin releases are also planned for 2014 and 2015.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with New Zealand Mint on this global deal. It is an historic year for the Doctor Who brand, and we are pleased to be able to bring this unique product to Doctor Who fans and coin collectors alike,” said Rachael Hammond, BBC Worldwide’s Senior Licensing Executive, Consumer Products.
Said Simon Harding, NZ Mint Chief Executive: “I grew up watching Doctor Who as a child in New Zealand which, coincidentally, was the first country outside the UK to screen the show. It’s a great honour to now be asked to produce these coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary. Fans are going to really like what we’ve come up with.”
Order in New Zeeland from www.newzealandmint.com
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Woodenhausen
October 17th, 2013 - 1:11pmNew set out.
http://agaunews.com/new-release-the-12-doctors-bbc-classic-sci-fi-superset-materialises/
Fezmeister
September 17th, 2013 - 7:38pmI’m quite tempted to get this, but I would much prefer one from the Royal Mint. Do we think that’s likely?
Woodenhausen
October 15th, 2013 - 10:06pmThere will not be a Royal Mint product. The New Zealand Mint has exclusive worldwide rights to the license. The fact this is a NZ minted coin makes no difference whatsoever to it’s value. Quite the opposite in fact.
Keep an eye on AgAuNEWS.com over the next few days for some great news.
Moodbeam
September 13th, 2013 - 12:13amGot mine from The Westminster Collection a few weeks ago. I had to pay £150 so that I could pay in £30 installments over five months but it’s definitely worth it as an expensive collectors piece. 😀
Matthew
August 5th, 2013 - 5:10pmI got my coin this morning and the sound was working and now it doesn’t pleas help how do I fix it?
booboo
August 5th, 2013 - 5:10pmi dont have one but isn’t it solar powered or something need to be in the light
Moodbeam
September 13th, 2013 - 1:38amMine didn’t work from the minute I opened it. After doing some research it seems that the sensors which make the noise are activated by light; from personal experience you need quite a significant amount of light in the room for it to work. If all else fails, hold it under a lamp or put your fingers on the sensors for 30 seconds then take them off; you should find the noise starts to play.
bmwho71
July 24th, 2013 - 5:21amWhat if you could get Peter Davidson to sign this, should/would you do it? How cool would that be?
Adam
July 18th, 2013 - 3:29pmI got mine this week. Very nice but now the sound doesn’t work. I hope to get a replacement or I’m going to be really annoyed.
Adam
July 19th, 2013 - 1:01amScratch that last comment. It turns out it needs a sufficient light source to operate, which I did not have. *blushes*
Hausen
July 15th, 2013 - 11:28amThey have it at Minted-UK.com for £98 +£6 delivery. Great company, fairly new but solid and they’re official NZ Mint sellers.
Brat
July 7th, 2013 - 12:52amI just bought mine and love it
drjakeyoung
July 1st, 2013 - 9:40amDam why cant the UK get this. I know we can still order it from New Zealand but why cant we have something similar here in the UK? I would have thought in the 50th all these companies would have been out of there socks straight away to get a piece of the action. To be honest i don’t think a couple of conventions and proms are not really enough. And the fact we only have 10 episodes this year.
mintchicks
June 26th, 2013 - 12:16pmIt is available soon in the uk you can register interest as it is apparently available for sale for just under £100 at http://www.minted-uk.co.uk. I am buying two. Plus there is another set of 11 coins with all the Dr Who images coming out later. These people will reserve it for me.
booboo
June 26th, 2013 - 12:23pmis this more New Zealand coins or UK for the 11 Doctors
mintchicks
June 26th, 2013 - 8:29pmproduced by NZ mint for BBC worldwide. Keep you posted when I know more. They will let me know.
mintchicks
June 26th, 2013 - 8:33pmThe box that the contains the Tardis coin makes a Tardis sound when you open it. LOL
Sergey
June 20th, 2013 - 10:45amCan i buy it, if i’m from russia?
the astronaut of death
June 19th, 2013 - 8:04pmwhy cant the uk have these
josh smith
June 19th, 2013 - 8:09pmwe have other stuff
the astronaut of death
June 19th, 2013 - 8:14pmyeah but I would love these aswell
booboo
June 19th, 2013 - 8:22pmyou can order them
Daff
June 18th, 2013 - 8:34pmIt would be cool is all the UK coins were stamped with the Doctors Face instead of the queens just for November or on the reverse..
booboo
June 18th, 2013 - 8:37pmvery surprised nothing from the royal mint in the UK
I know they have done lots of Doctor Who coins but anniversaries are what they are all about
Anonymous
June 18th, 2013 - 9:12pmWill this ever be available here? And how much would it be about, over £100?
booboo
June 18th, 2013 - 9:15pmits available to send here £84 inc post but BEWARE you may have to pay 20% tax and any courier fees as well
Anonymous
June 18th, 2013 - 9:45pmThanks for the warning, I only buy stuff from the uk anyway and I wanted a special 50th anniversary coin. I hope we get something.
Darren
June 18th, 2013 - 8:32pmI ordered this when it was first available earlier this year, in total (including postage) it came to about £120, yes might seem expensive to some but worth it to me with it being part of the 50th anniversary merchandise
booboo
June 18th, 2013 - 8:36pmI am very tempted especially with the image of the Tardis it now comes in
Some bloke
January 24th, 2013 - 8:54amcool, cant wait, bet it’ll be a bit pricey though.
Cymon Hodson
January 24th, 2013 - 9:52am155 NZ dollars or 82.40 GB pounds plus shipping according to the web site
Some bloke
January 24th, 2013 - 10:30amthought as much
Radburn
January 24th, 2013 - 1:59pm….and Custom Charges as well for anything over £15
Mels
January 25th, 2013 - 6:21amVery nice! Quite expensive though. (Although I really like silver 😀 )
Doctorwhofan101
January 24th, 2013 - 8:17amAwesome. Is this only in New Zealand or is it available in the UK?
booboo
January 24th, 2013 - 8:27amits mentions it will be available via selected international coin distributors, very surprised if we dont see UK Versions though
amanda rowe
July 16th, 2013 - 2:08amnew Zealand Mint was commissioned to make them as NZ was the first country outside UK to screen Doctor Who. There are only 10,000 being made. They might sell out fast and they might not make anymore. I just bought one for my son for his Xmas present. I live in Christchurch new Zealand. The total came to $167 NZ dollars incl shipping.
The Silent Silent
January 24th, 2013 - 7:38amlooks good
The Silent Silent
June 18th, 2013 - 8:30pmDid I post this in January??
booboo
June 18th, 2013 - 8:35pmyes the coin is now available so i have bought the article forward