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150 Dollars - Elizabeth II Turtle
| Issuer | New Zealand Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 150 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the plain cast surface of the rectangular silver bar, showing the characteristic texture and lustre of cast .999 fine silver with a smooth, slightly undulating finish typical of large-format cast bullion pieces. |
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| Mint | New Zealand Mint |
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The New Zealand Mint, despite its name, is a private facility with no role in producing New Zealand's circulating coinage — that function belongs to the Royal Australian Mint. Operating purely in the bullion and collector market, it licenses designs from sovereign issuers worldwide. This 5-kilogram piece falls squarely into the "trophy bullion" category that expanded aggressively through the 2010s as mints competed for ultra-high-net-worth collectors.
The Cook Islands authorized the denomination, as it does for the majority of New Zealand Mint's oversized issues — a fiscal arrangement that costs the island nation nothing and earns modest licensing revenue.