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50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait, Edmund
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#281 |
| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley whose initials IRB appear below the portrait. The legend 'NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II' arcs around the periphery, with the date '2006' positioned below the bust in the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This coin commemorates Sir Edmund Hillary, whose face appeared on New Zealand's five-dollar note for years but found his way onto circulating coinage following his death in January 2008 — except this piece predates that event, issued in 2006 while Hillary was still alive. New Zealand was the first country to honor a living person on a circulating coin alongside its reigning monarch, a decision that generated quiet diplomatic discussion at the time.