Collect the first in the Discover New Zealand series with a stunning coin celebrating New Zealand’s unique tūī bird.
The hero of this coin is a stunning photographic image of the tūī feeding from harakeke, New Zealand flax, with the background of the central image printed over a layer of white ink to highlight the bird in the foreground. This vivid image will be framed by the engraved high-relief kaitiaki (guardian). The kaitiaki not only acts as a unifying feature that acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua (the people of the land), but is a minder or caregiver, protecting the taonga (treasure) encapsulated by the coin.
| Denomination: | One New Zealand dollar |
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| Finish: | Proof with select colour |
| Composition: | 0.999 silver |
| Weight: | 1oz |
| Diameter: | 40mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Shape: | Round |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
| Reverse design: | Tui and Kaitiaki |
| Designed by: | Dave Burke, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 1,000 |
| Mint: | Royal Dutch Mint |