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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait, Treaty of Waitangi, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the sailing vessel HMS Tory, the barque that transported the first organised group of New Zealand Company settlers from England to New Zealand in 1839, rendered in fine detail with rigging and sails. The design commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840. The denomination 20 CENTS appears within the design, with the overall composition presented in polished proof relief against a mirror field. |
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The 1990 issue commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed on 6 February 1840 between the British Crown and over 500 Māori rangatira. The anniversary was politically charged — protests at Waitangi that year were among the most significant in decades, reflecting deep Māori grievance over the Crown's historical failures to honour treaty obligations. Minting a commemorative coin in this climate was not an uncontroversial decision.
The .925 silver proof belongs to a broader suite of commemorative denominations released by the Reserve Bank for the sesquicentennial year, the last before New Zealand's coinage underwent a comprehensive redesign in 1999.