Five Cents 1975, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information

Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second portrait", by Arnold Machin); around, the monarch's legend ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND; below, the date 1975.

The reverse design of the coin depicts the last surviving member of an otherwise extinct family of reptiles, the tuatara (a lizard-like reptile), native only to New Zealand, shown sitting on a coastal rock. Above in the background, a gull flying.

Below, the denomination 5 [cents].

The designer's initials, JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry) are to the left of the lizard's tail.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand reports regular mintage of 32,000,000.

Krause catalogues list 32,015,000 circulation coins and 10,000 proofs.

Judging by other years' patterns though, that's most probably 32,000,000 circulation coins, 15,000 in sets and 10,000 proofs.