New Zealand - 2011 - Brilliant Uncirculated $5 Coin - Yellow Eyed Penguin

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OM2427

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2011 New Zealand $5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin - Yellow Eyed Penguin

Mintage: 2,000

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)
Finish:	Brilliant uncirculated
Composition:	Copper-nickel
Weight:	31.10g
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:	2000 coins