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coin

human history
  • Other Name

    one dollar: 1989 proof one dollar, Celebration of Sport (full name)

  • Description

    one dollar: 1989 proof one dollar, Celebration of Sport, athlete

    one silver coin in coin case

    obverse: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; legend: ELIZABETH II / NEW ZEALAND / 1989

    reverse: design of a person winning a race, arms raised in celebration, athlete is set against a cluster of shooting stars, the Auckland Games motif; legend: XIVTH COMMONWEALTH GAMES, AUCKLAND / 1 DOLLAR

    issued to commemorate the XIVth Commonwealth Games in New Zealand

    coin is in a plastic capsule and is housed in a white imitation leather hinged coin case, cover has the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's coat of arms in silver gilt

    inside lid is lined with white satin with text in silver gilt: RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

    base of case is lined with grey [felt], with a coin insert

    small information note inside case

    all contained in a cardboard sleeve

  • Place
    Australia Auckland/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    2017.x.733 (temporary accession number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • coin, 2017.x.733, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 09 Apr 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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