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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait, Kupe
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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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 a pearl necklace, as modelled by Raphael Maklouf. The engraver's initials RDM appear on the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the left periphery and NEW ZEALAND along the right, with the date 1992 positioned centrally at the base of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Bust of Kupe, the legendary Polynesian navigator and discoverer of New Zealand, facing three-quarters right, adorned with a traditional Maori feather headdress and a hei tiki-style pendant. The figure is set within a raised inner border decorated with four stylised crescent moon motifs at the cardinal points. The legend THE DISCOVERERS curves along the upper left periphery, with the name KUPE inscribed to the right, and the denomination 5 DOLLARS appears prominently at the base of the design. |
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| Mint | Royal Mint (Llantrisant) |
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