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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Archey's Frog
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley for the fourth definitive portrait. The truncation bears the engraver's initials 'IRB'. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' runs along the right rim, 'NEW ZEALAND' along the left rim, and the date '2022' appears at the base. The fineness mark '.999 Ag 2oz' is inscribed in the upper field. The antique finish lends the entire obverse a dark, antiqued tone with high-relief sculptural definition. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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New Zealand Post, not the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, issued this piece — a distinction that matters. Coins bearing a face value but issued by NZ Post are legal tender in name only; they are never intended for circulation and are sold directly to collectors at a significant premium over face value. Archey's frog (Leiopelma archeyi) is one of the world's most primitive frog species, a Gondwanan relict found only in the Coromandel Peninsula and Whareorino Forest, with a lineage unchanged for roughly 150 million years.