These 0.9999 gold proof coins come with an individually numbered certificate, housed in a hand-made kauri box. The mintage is limited to just 150 sets worldwide.
Highlights
- The first ever gold New Zealand coins to depict the legend of Kupe
- Minted from 0.9999 gold
- Worldwide mintage of just 150 sets
- Housed in a hand-made native New Zealand kauri wood wakahuia box
- Designed by New Zealand artist Dave Burke.
Design
This set of coins focuses on the battle between Kupe and the mighty octopus, Te Wheke-o-Muturangi. The first shows a close-up of Kupe entangled in the octopus, with details of the tattoos that adorned great Polynesian navigators. Kupe is fighting it with his adze, Ranga-tū-whēnua. The second shows the great octopus under the waka, with the Matariki constellation above.
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| Denomination: | Two x ten New Zealand dollars |
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| Finish: | Proof |
| Composition: | 0.9999 gold |
| Weight: | Two x ½oz |
| Diameter: | Two x 30mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Coin 1 - Kupe; Coin 2 - Wheke |
| Designed by: | Dave Burke, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 150 |
| Mint: | B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH |
