Catalog
10 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Kiwi
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 7.775870 g |
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| Reverse description | A detailed naturalistic depiction of two Rowi (Ōkārito Brown Kiwi, Apteryx rowi) in a nesting burrow setting, surrounded by fern fronds and earth, rendered in high relief. A standing adult bird faces right while a chick rests in the foreground, conveying the species' nesting behaviour. The denomination $10 appears in a raised circle at the lower left of the central design. The legend ROWI I ŌKĀRITO BROWN KIWI Apteryx rowi curves along the lower margin. The entire central scene is encircled by a decorative Māori-inspired makaawhio heke (kōwhaiwhai scroll) border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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New Zealand's bullion kiwi series has run in various forms since the 1990s, but the transition to Charles III obverses has required re-tooling across the entire Commonwealth issuer network — a logistical reality that pushed several first-portrait issues into 2024 and 2025 depending on the mint's production schedule. The 1st portrait designation matters here: the King William Blundell portrait by Martin Jennings was approved for circulation coinage, but Commonwealth bullion programs adopted it on differing timelines, making early-dated strikes the ones to document carefully for type completeness.