The silver proof coin is the perfect way to pay tribute to Maui's Dolphin.
Highlights
- Silver proof coin
- Maui's Dolphin design
- Presented in style
- Worldwide mintage limit: 4,000.
Design
Sail the waters off the North Island’s north-western coast and you may be treated to a sight of the world’s rarest marine dolphin – and the hero of New Zealand Post’s 2010 annual coin.
A Maui’s dolphin and its calf leap from the waves in the $5 proof-finish coin, struck in 0.999 fine silver and to a mintage limit of just 4,000 worldwide. The coastline in the background includes Mt Taranaki (or Mt Egmont as it’s also known) – New Zealand’s most perfectly formed volcano, which rises 2,518 metres above sea level. Considered ‘dormant’ rather than extinct, Mt Taranaki last erupted in 1775.
| Denomination: | New Zealand five dollars (NZD $5) |
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| Composition: | Pure silver (0.999) |
| Finish: | Silver proof |
| Weight: | 31.10g |
| Diameter: | 38.70mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England |
| Reverse design: | Maui's Dolphin by Ken Wright, Cue Design |
| Mint: | Royal Dutch Mint |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 4,000 coins |