A cool design that taps into the love for Adam West’s camp 1960’s version, but with a healthy nod to the comics themselves. To be honest, the Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan versions are a little dark for this concept.

It seems that Harry Potter is a little less popular than the other two, if early indicators are correct, but that’s probably because the franchise is a bit quiet at present, with just another Fabulous Beasts movie on the horizon. Whatever the case, there’s no arguing with the interpretation of Harry Potter here.

Again, this follows Batman in mining the comics far more than the modern movie version of the character, but with a little of the Lynda Carter TV version thrown in for good measure.

A big hit and sell out on release, it’s easy to see why. A fantastic realisation of the character, although we can’t help but compare it to Mel Brook’s legendary take on the character with his Dark Helmet from the movie, Spaceballs.

It seems that the world of Potter is harder to distinguish than the others. That’s fair enough given they’re working with fundamentally normal humans in terms of appearance. Nevertheless, instantly recognisable as Hermione.

Pretty neat design, definitely inspired by the comics instead of the TV and movie incarnations.

A surprise second issue in the Star Wars range, Chewbacca is certainly distinct enough in appearance to not be confused with any other character. The bandolier is a nice distinguishing touch.

A character with little representation in the coin world, despite its long history. We’re going to put that down to a poor showing in the movie world with the otherwise solid Ryan Reynolds headlined movie being a total bomb. Hopefully, this interesting superhero will get more exposure in the future. The coin is bang on.

Love Star Wars, or hate Star Wars, you’ll have heard of the dinky white wheelie bin, R2-D2. One of the few characters to show up in pretty much every franchise movie, fans love it, and we’d predict the coin will go out as quickly as Darth Vader did so.

Dumbledore is the fourth character and the first to actually look a bit more distinctive than a normal human figure.

This is one of the most iconic characters in any of these three ranges and has a distinctive look that translates well to Chibi. Unfortunately, the chance of getting a squad of these to go with Darth Vader is pretty remote as this will likely be a quick seller.

Superman is one of the most easily recognisable characters in the DC Universe, so it’s good to see the character well served by the Chibi process. The cape was a giveaway with the silhouette teaser and it looks good here.

Another distinctive character that has taken to the Chibi treatment well, Hagrid has always been a fan favourite. This will make a top addition to the Wizarding World Chibi coin collection.

Could this be the biggest hit to date? With the iconic bounty hunter having a resurgence in popularity due to an appearance in the hit show, The Mandalorian, this brilliant little chibi design is perhaps the best to date.

Moving from heroes to villains is a good move for the DC Comics series, given they tend to be far more interesting characters, The iconic Joker is the first to join the line-up, and the sixth in the DC range to date. It’s a pretty cool adaptation, and one likely to prove popular.

Who better to follow The Joker than his main squeeze and partner in crime, Harley Quinn. A minor character to begin with, she is now one of the most iconic and popular of all the villains in the world of Gotham, no mean feat given the competition. The Chibi benefits from Harley’s signature look to create one of the best of the series to date.

One of the more ‘normal’ looking characters in a franchise filled with the weird and wonderful, but there’s no getting away from Luke Skywalker being a chibi coin collectors are going to want. The mint has done a neat job tapping into the nostalgia of the very first movie for the design.

You can almost see the late, great Alan Rickman in this one, his sarcastic tones echoing through the halls of Hogwarts. One the Potter fans will want to snap up.

The first in the Lord of the Rings series to hit the New Zealand Mints ‘Chibi’ programme. The central character makes a good start and we reckon this series will gradually supplant Harry Potter, as characters in that series run out. Potter is a weaker seller compared to Star Wars and DC Comics, but I’m not sure how Lord of the Rings will boost that given the movie franchise is in stasis at the moment.

The big bad finally arrives sporting his smooth noggin and singular lack of dress sense.

Continuing the switch from heroes to villains, the last three are now the baddies, we have Catwoman. This one misses the mark a little, in our view, not really capturing the character as well as previous entrants in the DC subseries.