Well known whakataukī (proverb) 'E hoki ki ō maunga, kia purea koe e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea' encourages people to refresh themselves by returning home: 'Return to your mountains that you may be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea.' Tāwhirimātea is the father of the four winds, Te Hau Rāwhiti (the east wind), Te Hau Tonga (the south wind), Te Hau ā Uru (the west wind) and Te Hau Raki (the north wind.
Highlights
- Features the Te Hau Raki design from the sold-out 2020 Ngā Hau e Whā - The Four Winds coin set
- Minted from 1kg of 0.999 silver
- Stunning Māori art design by New Zealand artist Dave Burke
- Extremely low mintage of 100 coins.
Design
Te Hau Raki is the warm wind that blows from Te Hiku o Te Ika (the Tail of the Fish), the Māori name for Northland. Follow the tail to the end, to Te Reinga, to where two seas meet and mark the pathway of the spirits to Hawaiki, the spiritual homeland of Māori.
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| Denomination: | 20 New Zealand dollars |
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| Finish: | Proof |
| Composition: | 0.999 silver |
| Weight: | 1kg |
| Diameter: | 100mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Te Hau Raki |
| Designed by: | Dave Burke, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 100 |
| Mint: | BH Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH |
