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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Apteryx Owenii Kiwi, colored
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, the fourth portrait as executed by engraver Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend NEW ZEALAND arcs along the left rim and ELIZABETH II along the right rim, with the date 2022 at the base. The purity and weight designation .999 Ag 1oz appears in the upper left field, and the engraver's initials IRB are inscribed beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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New Zealand Post — distinct from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand — issues collector coins under a separate licensing arrangement, which is why pieces like this carry face value without ever being intended for circulation. The Apteryx owenii, the little spotted kiwi, was once widespread across both main islands before introduced predators collapsed mainland populations entirely; it survives today almost exclusively on Kapiti Island, where a managed sanctuary was established in the early twentieth century.
The applied color on .999 silver issues of this type is fired enamel, not printing — a detail that distinguishes the production cost from the more common pad-printed alternatives.