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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Elizabeth II, 60th Anniversary of reign
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend 'NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2012' arcs around the portrait, with the designer's initials 'IRB' incorporated at the base of the truncation. The date appears below the effigy within the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central bust of a young Queen Elizabeth II, derived from her 1953 coronation-era portrait, shown facing right in an off-shoulder gown and pearl necklace, holding a microphone to her right — evoking her first Christmas broadcast to New Zealand. To the left, a vibrant pad-printed sprig of pohutukawa (New Zealand Christmas tree) in full red bloom fills the field. To the upper right, a diamond-shaped cartouche bearing the royal cypher 'EIIR' surmounted by a crown and framed by decorative scrollwork anchors the Diamond Jubilee theme. The legend 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIAMOND JUBILEE' arcs across the upper field, with the denomination '$1' to the left, and the inscription 'CHRISTMAS MESSAGE – NEW ZEALAND, 1953' running vertically along the left rim. |
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New Zealand's 2012 commemorative program for Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee — marking sixty years on the throne following her accession in February 1952 — coincided with celebrations held across the Commonwealth, though New Zealand's mint program distinguished itself through the pad-printing technique applied to the coin's surface. Pad printing, borrowed from the plastics and ceramics industry, deposits ink onto the struck planchet in precise registration rather than through traditional enameling or color-fill methods, making it a relatively recent development in numismatic finishing. The technique became increasingly common on New Zealand issues from this period.