The Black Ferns boast one of the best winning percentages in international rugby, having won nearly 90 per cent of their Test matches since the team’s inception. Among their accolades are five Rugby World Cups, winning in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and most recently in 2017. That same year ended with a landmark moment for women’s rugby when the Black Ferns became the first-ever women’s team to be named the World Rugby Team of the Year. NZ Post is celebrating New Zealand’s world-class women’s rugby team as they prepare to wear the black jersey on the world’s biggest stage at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Highlights
- First-ever New Zealand coin celebrating the Black Ferns
- Minted from 0.999 silver
- Features a stunning Māori art design by Dave Burke
- Low worldwide mintage of 1,000 coins.
Design
This 1oz silver commemorative coin features a powerful Māori art illustration of a rugby player, representing the women who make up the champion team. She is accompanied by a silver fern and the Black Ferns logo sits below. This coin has a fine proof finish, and enamel has been used selectively to illustrate the iconic black uniform of New Zealand’s national rugby teams.
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| Denomination: | One New Zealand dollar |
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| Finish: | Proof with selective enamel |
| Composition: | 0.999 silver |
| Weight: | 1 troy oz |
| Diameter: | 38.6mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Black Ferns |
| Designed by: | Dave Burke, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 1,000 |
| Mint: | Commonwealth Mint, UK |
