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Product Description
2003 New Zealand $5 Proof Coin - Giant Kokopu - Silver Proof Coin
Mintage: 3,000 (Closing Figure: 1,496)
KM147
Pay tribute to one of New Zealand's endangered fish species with this special silver proof coin featuring the Giant Kokopu.
Highlights:
- Silver Proof Coin with gold plating
- Features New Zealand's rarest native fish, the Giant Kokopu in selected gold plating
Design:
One of New Zealand’s rarest native fish, the shy Giant Kokopu is the main focus on this annual coin featured in gold plating on a silver proof coin.
Victim of the predatory brown trout and the widespread clearance of its swampy natural habitat, the Giant Kokopu are now only found in the few remaining rivers and lakes free of brown trout.
Also known as the Maori trout, the Giant Kokopu lives up to its name, growing up to 55 centimetres and weighing as much as 2.5 kilograms.
| Denomination: | Five New Zealand Dollars |
|---|---|
| Composition: | Fine Silver 99.9% |
| Finish: | Silver Proof with selected gold plating |
| Weight: | 28.28 grams |
| Diameter: | 38.74 mm |
| Edge Treatment: | Milled |
| Obverse Design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England |
| Reverse Design: | Giant Kokopu by Michel McHalick, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Mint: | Royal Australian Mint |
| Worldwide Mintage Limit: | 3,000 |
