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1 Dollar - Charles III 1st Portrait - Haast's Eagle
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and collar, after the portrait by Dominic Tatcher. The legend CHARLES III · 2025 · NEW ZEALAND arcs around the periphery, with the engraver's initials DT visible at the base of the portrait. The fineness and weight specification · 999 Ag 1oz appears in the lower field beneath the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2025 · NEW ZEALAND DT .999 Ag 1oz |
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Haast's eagle (*Hieraaetus moorei*) was the largest eagle to have ever lived, with females reaching up to 15 kg and capable of killing moa many times their own weight. It went extinct following Polynesian settlement of New Zealand, likely by the late 13th or early 14th century — a direct consequence of moa hunting eliminating the prey base, combined with direct predation of the birds themselves. The species survived long enough to be known to early Māori, appearing in oral tradition as *Te Hokioi*.
This is the first New Zealand dollar to bear the Jody Clark effigy of Charles III, introduced following Elizabeth II's death in September 2022.