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coin set

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  • Other Name

    1991 rugby world cup: proof coin set (full name)

  • Description

    1991 rugby world cup: proof coin set

    7 coin set

    coins: one dollar, two dollar, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent and silver five dollar

    five dollar coin is a large silver uncirculated coin

    obverse of $5: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; legend: ELIZABETH II / NEW ZEALAND / 1991

    reverse of $5: Web Ellis Cup framed by a goal post and two people playing rugby; legend: RUGBY WORLD CUP 1991 / FIVE DOLLAR

    all other coins are consistent with circulated New Zealand coins in 1991 coins are housed in a hard plastic case inside a black leather folder, front cover of folder has the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's coat of arms on a raised badge, with the silver embossed text: 1991 NEW ZEALAND PROOF SET

    inside cover of folder has a plastic sleeve that holds a black pamphlet

    pamphlet provides information about the set and the Webb Ellis Cup

    whole set is wrapped in cardboard and stored in a cardboard carton

  • Place
  • Other Id

    2017.x.728 (temporary accession number)

  • Department
coin set, 2017.x.728, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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