1990  FIVE CENT Silver Kotuku - 150th Anniversary


Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND - 1990.
Reverse:Stylised Kotuku - White Herron - Design by Horst Hahne.
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill.
Weight:3.27 grams
Size:19.41 mm (diameter).
Composition:.925 Silver
Silver Content:.0973 oz.
Mintage:Proof: 7,000
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1990 FIVE CENT - Silver Kotuku - 150th Anniversary

Proof
199815

Notes:

This coin was included as part of a 150th Anniversary 5 coin silver proof set.

The Kotuku or White Herron was chosen as the symbol for the 1990 anniversary celebrations. The Kotuku is symbolic of New Zealand's freedom of spirit, flying towards a new horizon.

Source: Certificate accompanying the 1990 Five Coin Silver Proof Set, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 1990.


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