The Lord of the Rings. The link to New Zealand was that they were directed by New Zealander Peter Jackson. Silver dollars with the characters were also produced. There are two commemorative 50c coins currently in circulation as legal tender. The first one was released on 23 March 2015. It features the standard obverse design but on the reverse it features two soldiers, one New Zealander and one Australian surrounded by two ferns and a mangopare (hammerhead shark) design; with the words "The Spirit of Anzac We Will Remember Them" and "1915–2015" in reference to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. It is the first circulating coin to feature colour, a black background around the soldiers. The coins are limited to 1,000,000 and were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint at Winnipeg. The second one was released on 1 October 2018. It also features the standard obverse design but on the reverse it features a RSA poppy in the middle, surrounded by a free formed remembrance wreath that has incorporated the silver fern and the koru; with the words "Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month". It was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. It is the second circulating coin to feature colour. The coins are limited to 2,000,000 and were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint at Winnipeg. References 1967 establishments in New Zealand 50 Fifty-cent coins