Unusual among kiwi, tokoeka are sometimes active during the daytime. On Rakiura they are often spotted by visitors and can sometimes be seen on the beach foraging for food. Tokoeka protect each other by living in family units, with offspring staying as helpers to their parents for up to seven years, sharing the task of incubating their siblings before they hatch. The combined population numbers for the three tokoeka taxa make it the most numerous kiwi species, with over 30,000 birds in the wild.
Highlights
- 1kg silver proof coin
- Minted from 0.999 silver
- High relief design with mirrored proof finish
- Designed by Stephen Fuller, Wellington, New Zealand
- Extremely low worldwide limited mintage of 100
- Part of NZ Post’s annual kiwi coin programme.
Design
This stunning 1kg coin will be the pride of any collection. With an illustration by Stephen Fuller, this coin depicts a tokoeka kiwi foraging for food on the beach on Rakiura/Stewart Island.
| Denomination: | Twenty New Zealand dollars |
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| Finish: | Proof |
| Composition: | 0.999 silver |
| Weight: | 1 kg |
| Diameter: | 100mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Shape: | Round |
| Reverse design: | Tokoeka southern brown kiwi |
| Designed by: | Stephen Fuller, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 100 |
| Mint: | BH Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH |
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2023 Kiwi 1kg Silver Proof Coin
Best 1kg Coin yet STUNNING . Would make a great Christmas gift even better a 2023 New Years gift .
