| Coin | Gold Quarter Ounce 2018 Kiwi |
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New Zealand uses the New Zealand Dollar as its circulation currency for daily transactions. The country also issues a number of commemorative and collector coins, including in the internationally popular gold quarter-ounce format (abbreviated as 1/4 oz Au, where "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum). Authorised by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the official issuer of these coins is NZ Post - which also issues the country's postal stamps. Manufacturing of the coins is commissioned to various foreign mints.
The coins are "Non-Circulating Legal Tender" (NCLT) and not bullion because they are issued at prices much higher than their intrinsic value and are targeted at collectors who appreciate them for their artistic or sentimental value, and not at bullion investors.
This coin is part of an annual series featuring a new Kiwi design every year, and depicts the Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) - New Zealand’s smallest kiwi. |
| Mint | B. H. Mayer |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
500
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: NEW ZEALAND .9999 Au 0.25oz ELIZABETH II 2018.
The inscription indicates the precious metal content - ".9999 Au 0.25oz" means "one quarter of a troy ounce of 99.99% gold"; Au is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver. |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse of the coin features a Little Spotted Kiwi bird; in the background - Rauoterangi Channel, the stretch of water spanning the distance between the mainland and Kapiti Island.
On three lines around above, LITTLE SPOTTED KIWI, below which the scientific name of the species, APTERYX OWENII.
Around below right, the face value TEN DOLLARS. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
LITTLE SPOTTED KIWI APTERYX OWENII TEN DOLLARS |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: inblack display case, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
NZ Post SKU: CU7HGPCN
Issue price: NZ$ 865.00 |
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