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Product Description
2018 New Zealand Silver Proof Coin Set - Maui & The Sun
Mintage: 1,500
Ra is still held fast by Maui's flax ropes as depicted on the these stunning 2 x 1oz silver proof coins.
Highlights:
- 2 x 1 oz silver coins, one picturing Maui, the other with gold plating featuring Ra (the sun) linked together by Maui's ropes
- Limited worldwide mintage of just 1,500 sets
- Set in an acrylic block, housed within a premium black leatherette display case with a red and white rope pattern on the lid
- Designed by David Hakaraia and artist Elisabeth Vullings.
Design:
The heroic legend of Maui capturing and slowing the sun is depicted in these two 1oz silver coins. The mighty sun, Ra is captured with detailed gold plating, while Maui is portrayed holding fast the ropes he used to slow Ra. The coins are laid out in an acrylic block in a way which mimics the legend. The ropes held by Maui are etched into the surface of the acrylic block and line up with the ropes attached to Ra so that Maui appears to still be holding the sun in place.
These stunning coins are minted from 0.999 silver and come housed in a premium display case with a striking red leather band across the top. Each set comes with an individually numbered certificate which gives a quick overview of the legend of how Maui slowed the sun.
These stunning coins are minted from 0.999 silver and come housed in a premium display case with a striking red leather band across the top. Each set comes with an individually numbered certificate which gives a quick overview of the legend of how Maui slowed the sun.
Specifications:
Denomination: | 2 x One New Zealand dollars |
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Composition: | 0.999 silver |
Weight: | 2 x 1oz |
Diameter: | 40mm |
Edge treatment: | Milled |
Obverse design: | Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom |
Shape: | Round |
Reverse design: | Coin 1: Sun (with gold plating); Coin 2: Maui |
Designed by: | Dave Hakaraia and artist Elisabeth Vullings, Wellington, New Zealand |
Worldwide mintage limit: | 1,500 |
Mint: | BH Mayer’s Kunstprageanstalt GmbH |