Kiwi 1 oz Silver 2019 Specimen
Kiwi 1 Ounce Silver Coin 2019 Prooflike coin depicts one of the representatives of New Zealand's famous family of flightless birds, the Kiwi. The 2019 coin shows the "Northern Kiwifruit," the most abundant species of the flightless bird of the kiwi family, which inhabits two-thirds of the North Island.
The 2019 silver Kiwi is minted in pure Ag bullion.999, with a weight of one ounce and a diameter of 40 mm. Kiwi is a coin that is minted by BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH, commissioned by New Zealand Post. Moreover, this unique coin has a limited mintage of only 7,500 pieces and each piece comes in a collector's blister pack.
Also worth mentioning is the " Kiwi" series itself, which has been minted on behalf of the New Zealand Post since 2004. It is a series that revolves around a bird, a flightless bird that lives in New Zealand. In addition, the image of the titular eagle changes annually, so that the value and uniqueness of coins from the New Zealand collection increases from year to year.
Obverse the coin is decorated with the likeness of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a crown and includes information on weight, bullion purity, date of issue and country of issue. The designer of the obverse was Ian Rank-Broadley.
Reverse depicts the spotted kiwi against the background of its natural environment. The designer of the reverse was Dave Burke.