New Zealand - 2001 - Silver Proof Coins Set -- Kereru Bird

Description

2001 New Zealand Silver Proof Coin Set
this 6th issue dedicated to New Zealand's endangered species, we celebrate the magnificent New Zealand Kereru.
Reproduced in careful detail by a master coin craftsman,
New Zealand five dollars (NZD )
Composition:
Silver (0.999)
Finish:
Silver Proof
Weight:
28.28g
Diameter:
Approx. 38.74mm
Edge treatment:
Milled
Obverse Design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse Design:
New Zealand Kereru
Mint:
Royal Australian Mint
New Zealand two dollars (NZD )
Composition:
Brass
Weight:
11.25g
Diameter:
26.5mm
Edge treatment:
Milled with a channel with ten raised beads
Shape:
Round
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse design:
The kotuku (white heron) flying right
New Zealand one dollar (NZD )
Composition:
Brass
Weight:
8.60g
Diameter:
23.0mm
Edge treatment:
Eight alternate segments, four milled and four plain
Shape:
Round
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse design:
The kiwi, bringing to reality the colloquial term ‘Kiwi Dollar’
New Zealand 50 cents
Composition:
Copper-nickel
Weight:
5.60g
Diameter:
24.75mm
Edge treatment:
Un-milled
Shape:
Round
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse design:
The Endeavour sailing south, with Mount Taranaki (Egmont) in the distance
New Zealand 20 cents
Composition:
Copper-nickel
Weight:
4.45g
Diameter:
21.75mm
Edge treatment:
Spanish flower
Shape:
Round
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse design:
Maori ‘pukaki’ carving
New Zealand 10 cents
Composition:
Copper
Weight:
3.70g
Diameter:
20.50mm
Edge treatment:
Un-milled
Shape:
Round
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England
Reverse design:
Maori carved head or koruru