In 2017 to celebrate Disney Pixar Cars first released in 2006, the New Zealand Mint released a very special Limited Issue Doc Hudson $2 Two Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse of the coin features a coloured image of Doc Hudson as the fabulous Hudson Hornet , against an engraved background of the Radiator Springs countryside while the obverse depicts Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II .
Doc Hudson is the wise, quiet country doctor who run Radiator Springs’ medical clinic. Before Doc slowed down in Radiator Springs, he was the Fabulous Hudson Hornet. Now he uses his knowledge of racing to teach hotshots like Lightning to race smart, not just fast.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.