New Zealand – 2016 – Silver Dollar Specimen Coin – Kiwi – Egg Shaped Coin

2016 New Zealand $1 Silver Specimen Coin - Kiwi - Egg Shaped Coin
Mintage: 7,500

The kiwi lays one of the largest eggs in the world in relation to its body size, and the great spotted kiwi (Apteryx haastii) lays the largest eggs of all the species of kiwi. This unique attribute is celebrated in the 2016 Kiwi coin, which is minted in the shape of a kiwi egg.

Highlights:
New Zealand’s first egg-shaped coin
Minted from 0.999 silver with selective colour
Coin is printed with selective colour to mimic the appearance of a kiwi egg
Features the great spotted kiwi depicted against Mount Rolleston in the Southern Alps
Limited worldwide mintage of 7,500