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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Little Spotted Kiwi, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# 485 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of two Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) rendered in fine engraving detail with antiqued finishing, showing an adult bird standing prominently behind a juvenile, both surrounded by native New Zealand foliage. The central design occupies a darkened recessed field, contrasting sharply with the surrounding gold-plated border. The legend TWO DOLLARS arcs along the upper rim, while LITTLE SPOTTED KIWI Apteryx owenii is inscribed in italicised lettering along the lower arc of the border. |
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The little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii) survives today almost entirely on Kapiti Island, where a managed population descended from five birds translocated there in the early twentieth century now numbers in the hundreds. The mainland population was effectively extinct by the 1980s. Subsequent reintroduction efforts, including transfers to Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington, have proceeded cautiously — this is a species that came within a single catastrophic event of total loss.