Specification:
2010 New Zealand Mint Taku Hawksbill Turtle $2 Two Dollar Silver Proof 1oz Coin
Issuing Country: Fiji
Metal: Solid Fine .999 Silver with 24 Carat Gold Plating
Weight: 31.103 Grams / Diameter: 40.00 mm
Quality: Silver Proof
Issue Limit: 5,000 Worldwide
Presented: Original Mint Outer Box and special Inner Box Encapsulated in Blue Water to make it look like the Turtle is Swimming with it's Certificate of Authenticity
In 2010 to celebrate the Hawksbill Turtle, the New Zealand Mint released a very special Limited Issue Hammerhead Shark $2 Two Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse depicts the Hawksbill Turtle while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.