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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Tangaroa
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley appears in right-facing profile at centre, depicting the Queen in mature likeness wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with a pearl earring visible. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear at the base of the truncation. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the right rim, while 'NEW ZEALAND' runs along the left rim; the date '2021' is placed at the lower field and the fineness inscription '.9999 Au .5oz' curves along the upper field. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Tangaroa, the Māori god of the sea and father of fish and reptiles, occupies a central place in Pacific cosmology shared across Aotearoa, Hawaiʻi, Tahiti, and Tonga — where he appears under variant names but consistent domain. New Zealand Post has issued collector gold under the $10 face value denomination for decades, with the legal tender status conferred nominally through the Cook Islands monetary arrangement rather than the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, a jurisdictional quirk that places these issues outside standard RBNZ coinage series.