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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Short-tailed Bat
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed naturalistic composition depicting the New Zealand Short-tailed Bat (Mystacina tuberculata) in two renderings: a finely engraved flying specimen shown in profile amid native fern fronds and foliage filling the upper field, and a second bat depicted in a dark recessed circular insert in the lower central field, shown walking on the ground in characteristic terrestrial posture. The species name 'New Zealand Short-tailed Bat (Mystacina tuberculata)' is inscribed along the left periphery, and the denomination '$5' appears below the circular insert in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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New Zealand's native short-tailed bat — one of only three terrestrial mammal species present before Polynesian settlement — became the unlikely subject of a circulation-weight commemorative at a moment when DOC-led conservation programs were reporting genuine population recoveries in predator-controlled sanctuaries. The copper-nickel format kept this accessible rather than folded into the premium silver wildlife series.
KM#379 is among the later issues before the fifth portrait transition ended the fourth-portrait commemorative run entirely.