New Zealand 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II, 1986

3rd Portrait; Kakapo Bird

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country New Zealand New Zealand
Currency Dollar (1967 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
Year 1986
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Copper-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 28.28
Diameter (mm) 38.61
Thickness (mm) 3

Description

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II from New Zealand. Issued in 1986. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 38.61 mm and weighs 28.28 g.

Obverse
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the King George IV State Diadem, legend around, date below.
Reverse
A kakapo bird (Strigops habroptilus) facing right and standing on a forest floor with a frond of a Blechnum fern to the left and above the bird, legend around.
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage unc Comment Frequency
1986  35K € 5,60 BU in Plastic Case 96%
1986  18K — BU in Year Set 7%

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