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coin set

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  • Other Name

    1981 Royal Visit New Zealand dollar coin (descriptive name)

  • Description

    1981 Royal Visit New Zealand proof coin set

    brown leather folder, embossed in gold on front cover: New Zealand coat of arms and text: NEW ZEALAND COIN ISSUE, informational card inserts in interior front and back covers of folder, plastic leaf at centre holds sealed plastic packet containing 7 coins: 2 cents, 1 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 50 cents, 1 dollar, 20 cents, one dollar coin has James Berry effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with inscription: ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND / 1981, all other coins have Arnold Machin effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on obverse, one dollar coin has reverse design by Paul Beadle of the leaf and acorns of an English Oak tree and the leaves and seed cone of a kauri tree, inscribed: ROYAL VISIT / ONE DOLLAR, all other coins have reverse designs by James Berry

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1981.305.1
  • Accession Date
    1981
  • Department
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