In 2017 to celebrate Disney Pixar Cars 3 which was first released in 2006, the New Zealand Mint released a very special Limited Issue Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez $2 Two Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse of the coin features the hotshot, rookie race car Lightning McQueen and new trainer Cruz Ramirez in full colour, against a striking background of of engraved racing graphics while the obverse depicts Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II .
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.