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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait, Christchurch, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
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| Obverse description | Third portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, crowned with the George IV State Diadem, wearing a pearl drop earring and pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael Maklouf. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left field and NEW ZEALAND along the right field. The date 1997 appears in the lower exergue beneath the truncation. The finely detailed portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Harare in 1991 — no. Christchurch hosted CHOGM in 1995, and New Zealand marked the occasion with this proof issue. The meeting was notable for intensifying debate over Nigeria's suspension following the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists in November of that year, making it one of the more politically charged CHOGM gatherings of the decade.