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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Māui and the First Dog II: Irawaru, Silver
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' appears around the portrait, with the fineness mark '.999 Ag 1oz' and country designation 'NEW ZEALAND' also inscribed in the field. The date '2020' and designer's initials 'IRB' appear below the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Irawaru, transformed into the first dog of Māori legend, shown in a forlorn posture, accompanied by his weeping wife Hinauri, sister of the demigod Māui, who mourns the loss of her husband. This forms the second coin of the two-coin set 'Māui rāua ko Irawaru' (Māui and the First Dog). The design is richly embellished with traditional koru spiral motifs drawn from Māori visual culture, rendered in selective gold plating against a frosted proof field. The bilingual denomination inscriptions 'KOTAHI TĀRA' in te reo Māori and 'ONE DOLLAR' in English appear in the legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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