The brown kiwi in its burrow is captured beautifully on this 1oz silver specimen coin.
Highlights
- Featuring a rare image of the brown kiwi in its burrow with two eggs
- Minted from 0.999 silver
- Low worldwide mintage of 5,000
- Presented in an high quality display card.
Design
This 1oz silver specimen coin features an image of a brown kiwi in a burrow with two eggs. The kiwi is surrounded by engraved illustrations of native foliage. The brown kiwi is the only species to regularly lay two eggs in a clutch. Minted from 0.999 silver, this 40mm diameter coin offers a rare glimpse of a male kiwi with its eggs.
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| Denomination: | One New Zealand dollar |
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| Finish: | Specimen |
| Composition: | 0.999 silver |
| Weight: | 1 troy oz |
| Diameter: | 40mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Brown kiwi in nest |
| Designed by: | Helcia Berryman, Grange Park Creative, Raumati South, New Zealand |
| Illustrated by: | Stephen Fuller, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 5,000 |
| Mint: | B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH |
