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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait, Black Stilt, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic vignette featuring three Black Stilts (Himantopus novaezelandiae) standing in shallow water rendered with fine ripple lines. A large adult bird dominates the centre, its long slender bill inclined downward toward the water, while a juvenile stilt appears at lower left and a second smaller bird forages at right. The denomination ONE DOLLAR curves along the upper legend in bold lettering, and the species name BLACK STILT is inscribed in the lower exergual area, all set against a deeply frosted proof field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Black Stilt — kaki in Māori — was by 1985 one of the rarest wading birds on earth, with wild population estimates dropping below 50 individuals. New Zealand's conservation coinage program of the mid-1980s used the dollar series partly as a fundraising instrument, with proceeds directed toward captive breeding efforts administered by the Department of Conservation's predecessor agency. The bird's precarious status gave this issue an urgency that most commemoratives lack.
KM#55a distinguishes the silver proof from the accompanying cupro-nickel business strike of the same year.