The NZ Mint’s Chibi tsunami continues apace with a new addition to the Harry Potter series, the seventh, and a whole new franchise to mine – Lord of the Rings. The big baddie of the Pottervers, Lord Voldemort, is the subject this time, as the mint rapidly works its way through the character lineup. We do note that only on the Potter coins is there a ‘I’ after the name of the character, so whether that indicates a further coin for them is coming, we don’t know.

The new Lord of the Rings series kicks off with Frodo Baggins. We suspect that as Potter runs out of charcters big enough to see coins, it will pass the baton to LotR to carry on. We know at least one other sub-franchise is coming to Chibi soon, so we may just be seeing a gradual and layered movement to fresh subject universes.

These two come out today and there are two more on the 23rd, one of which will be huge. We remain a little worried about the sheer pace of release, but most are still selling out, so what do we know? Whatever the case, one of 2020’s freshest and most innovative coin ranges is still hot stuff. The concept is open to further expansion in a sensible and measured way. The mint has previously issued Doctor Who and Thunderbirds coins, both of which would look good as Chibi, although the latter should concentrate on the original 60’s classic, rather than the awful CGI rmake doing the rounds now. Check out our full roundup of all the new releases at the link below and feel free to leave suggestions in the comments on what you’d like to see.

LINKS: AgAuNEWS CHIBI COIN SERIES PROFILE