The brilliant uncirculated coin pictures the charming Yellow-eyed Penguin (hoiho) amongst the coastal flax where it nests.
Highlights
- Copper-nickel coin
- Yellow-eyed Penguin design
- Special presentation card
- Worldwide mintage limit: 2,000.
Design
The Yellow-eyed Penguin is the subject of New Zealand Post’s latest annual coin issue, which for the past eight years has showcased native endangered species. Sealed in a special presentation card, the brilliant uncirculated New Zealand legal tender coin has been meticulously crafted in copper nickel. This $5 coin features New Zealand's native Yellow-eyed Penguin amongst the coastal flax where it nests.
| Denomination: | New Zealand five dollars (NZD $5) |
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| Finish: | Brilliant uncirculated |
| Composition: | Copper-nickel |
| Weight: | 31.10 |
| Diameter: | 38.7mm |
| Edge treatment: | Milled |
| Shape: | Round |
| Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England |
| Reverse design: | The Yellow-eyed Penguin featured in its natural habitat |
| Mint: | Royal Dutch Mint |
| Worldwide mintage limit: | 2,000 coins |
