| Location | New Zealand |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Commemorative medals/Event medal |
| Composition | Nickel plated steel |
| Weight | 8.12 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins in front of an magnified strand of DNA and beside an X and Y chromosome. |
| Obverse lettering | DNA - THE SECRET OF LIFE AND HEREDITY OXYRIB ACID DEO NUCLEIC A RIBONU AC D DEOXY NUCLEIC AC OXYRIBONU CID DEO UCLEIC XYR Y X 1953 |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Sextant in front of a clock. Clock in front of a wormhole. |
| Reverse lettering | THE MILLENNIUM 45 50 55 60 5 10 15 20 25 IX X XI XII I II III IIII V MEDAL PM COLLECTION |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | PM Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (1965-2023) |
| Mintage | ND
(1999) PM - - |
| Catalog ID | 1587074170 |
| Comments |
