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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Hamilton Frog
| Issuer | New Zealand Post |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley; Reverse: Stephen Fuller |
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| Mint | Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom |
| Mintage | 2008 - Bu in Coincard - 1,999 2008 - BU Year Set - 2,631 |
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New Zealand Post, rather than the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, issued this piece — a distinction that matters. Coins bearing the Reserve Bank's authority are legal tender in circulation; New Zealand Post issues collector coins under a separate statutory framework, which is why this and similar pieces from the same program were never intended to see a till. The Hamilton's frog series was part of a broader push in the late 2000s to highlight species under active conservation management, with Leiopelma hamiltoni restricted at the time to a single predator-free island sanctuary off the Marlborough Sounds.