It’s been thirty years since Robert Zemekis directed Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and a superb cast to create what would become one of the biggest cult movies of all time. Two sequels followed that further cemented its place in movie history. Telling the story of Marty McFly and Doc Browns travels through time, it was October 21st 2015 that they headed to in the future, now known as Back to the Future Day.

The Perth Mint has launched three coins for the occasion, two of the their standard format issues of  a ¼oz gold and a 1oz coloured silver, and a 2oz, very unusual coin shaped like the hoverboard from Back to the Future II. The standard format coins carry the same image, that of the DeLorean car in motion being powered by a lightning strike. It’s coloured on the silver and clean struck on the gold. The silver also benefits from some very cool packaging, a plastic replica of the famous DeLorean car that lights up with the blue LED lights the Perth Mint so effectively used for the Star Trek coins that launched earlier this year. It lights up when the bonnet/hood of the car is opened to reveal the coin. The gold, like the New Zealand Mint coins, eschews the fancy packaging and stays with a classy wooden box.

The last coin is both the most interesting, and the one most likely to divide opinion. Shaped and coloured like the floating Hoverboard from the second movie, it also sits in a custom display stand to give the appearance of floating, achieved by the subtle use of magnets. Coming in at 2oz of silver, it’s brightly coloured to replicate the gaudy finish of the movie prop. It’s certainly authentic, but only you can decide if it’s attractive.

Available to order now from the Perth Mint website, and from dealers worldwide.

MINTS DESCRIPTION

Thirty years after the box office success of Back to the Future, The Perth Mint is excited to present the Back to the Future – Hoverboard 2015 2oz Silver Coin.

Back to the Future is an American science fiction comedy trilogy (1985, 1989 and 1990), starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a high school student who accidentally travels 30 years into the past to 1955, jeopardising his own future existence.

The hoverboard – a skateboard without wheels that hovers over the ground – makes its debut in the second film of the trilogy. Marty McFly travels to his future in 2015 and hovers through the air when chased by teen rogue Griff Tannen and his gang.

REVERSE: The reverse of the coin features an image of Marty McFly’s hoverboard as it appeared in Back to the Future II. The inscription HOVERBOARD also appears in the design.

OBVERSE: Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2015 year-date are shown on the coin’s obverse.

PRESENTATION: Designed to look like Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back to the Future II, each coin is presented in a plastic capsule. The coin appears to be suspended and hovering within the case. This exciting product is packaged within an illustrated shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

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MINTS DESCRIPTION

Thirty years after the box office success of Back to the Future, The Perth Mint is excited to present the Back to the Future 2015 1oz Silver Proof Coin.

Back to the Future is an American science fiction comedy film released in July 1985 and starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a high school student who accidentally travels 30 years into the past to 1955, jeopardising his own future existence.

REVERSE: The reverse of the coin features an image of the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car from Back to the Future surrounded by lightning bolts, with the Hill Valley Courthouse in the background. The inscription BACK TO THE FUTURE, and the coin’s weight and fineness also appear in the design.

OBVERSE: Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2015 year-date are shown on the coin’s obverse.

PRESENTATION: Each coin is presented in a replica model car designed to look like a DeLorean DMC-12 sports car. The hood of the car pops up to reveal the coin. The car is packaged within an illustrated shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

MINTS DESCRIPTION (GOLD)

REVERSE: The reverse of the coin features the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car from Back to the Future set against a representation of a clock. The coin’s weight and fineness also appear in the design

OBVERSE: Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2015 year-date are shown on the coin’s obverse.

PRESENTATION: Each coin is individually presented in a wooden display case within an illustrated shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

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