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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th portrait, Sir Edmund Hillary
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The legend NEW ZEALAND arcs along the upper left periphery, ELIZABETH II along the upper right periphery, and the date 2008 appears at the lower field. The engraver's initials IRB are incuse below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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New Zealand's 2008 dollar series replaced the Machin effigy with Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II while simultaneously overhauling the reverse subjects. Hillary had died in January of that year, and the Reserve Bank moved quickly — the timing meant this circulation issue functioned as an immediate memorial without being explicitly designated one. He had appeared on the five-dollar note since 1992, but this was his first placement on a coin intended for general circulation.