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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Oakenshield
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing uncrowned portrait with elaborately coiffured hair. The legend 'NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II' arcs around the upper periphery, while the date '2014' appears in the lower field beneath the effigy. The engraver's initials 'IRB' are discreetly incised below the Queen's truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a smooth field, characteristic of Rank-Broadley's mature numismatic style. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2014 IRB |
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New Zealand Post — the country's postal authority, not its Reserve Bank — has issued legal tender collector coins under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, a practice that has drawn periodic criticism from purists who argue it dilutes the meaning of circulating coinage. This piece belongs to a series tied to Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, produced while Jackson was filming in New Zealand and the government had granted significant tax concessions to keep production onshore.
The pad-printing process used here applies color directly to the struck surface — a technique that prevents the piece from ever functioning as genuine circulating currency regardless of its face value status.