New Zealand -2021- Proof Currency Coin Set- Auckland Island Merganser Duck

Description

Alongside a 1oz silver proof coin, this set features proof versions of New Zealand’s circulating currency coins. Each coin is specially dated 2021. Collectively the coins feature many well-known New Zealand symbols such as the Māori carved mask, known as a ‘kōruru’ on the 10-cent coin, and the HMS
Endeavour
, the ship of Captain James Cook, on the 50-cent coin.
Highlights
Stunning proof versions of New Zealand’s decimal currency coins
Low worldwide mintage of 750 sets
Each coin is specially dated 2021
Includes a 1oz Auckland Island Merganser coin, only available in this set.
Design
As well as the proof versions of New Zealand’s circulating currency coins, the set includes a 1oz version of the 2021 New Zealand Annual Coin: Auckland Island Merganser. Mergansers are fish-eating waterfowl. The last sighting of an Auckland Island merganser was in 1902, and by 1910 the species had been declared extinct. Although it’s not the only species that has been lost, the rich biodiversity that still exists on these islands has earned them a reputation as the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean. They are essential breeding grounds for many seabirds and a stronghold for species like the yellow-eyed penguin. The islands are also home to the largest number of subantarctic invertebrates of all New Zealand’s subantarctic islands, including an endemic genus and species of wētā
Dendroplectron aucklandensis
.
2021 New Zealand Proof Currency Set
Denomination:
One New Zealand dollar
Finish:
Proof with select colour
Composition:
.999 Silver
Weight:
1oz
Diameter:
40mm
Edge treatment:
Milled
Obverse design:
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom
Shape:
Round
Reverse design:
Auckland Island Merganser Duck with select colour print
Designed by:
Stephen Fuller, Wellington, New Zealand
Worldwide mintage limit:
750
Mint:
B.H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt GmbH
New Zealand Two Dollars (NZD )
Composition:
Brass
Weight:
11.25g
Diameter:
26.50mm
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, United Kingdom
Reverse design:
The kōtuku (white heron)
Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint
New Zealand One Dollar (NZD )
Composition:
Brass
Weight:
8.60g
Diameter:
23.00mm
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, United Kingdom
Reverse design:
New Zealand's national bird, the kiwi
Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint
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, United Kingdom
Reverse design:
The HMS
Endeavour
with Mount Taranaki (Egmont) in the distance
Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint
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, United Kingdom
Reverse design:
A carving of an 18th century Māori leader called 'Pūkākī'
Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint
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, United Kingdom
Reverse design:
A Māori carved mask or 'kōruru' with Māori rafter patterns
Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint