1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait; Royal Visit

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait; Royal Visit) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait; Royal Visit) - reverse

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Features

Issuer New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1970
Value 1 Dollar
1 NZD = USD 0.60
Currency Dollar (1967-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.28 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
12406
References KM# 42
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Royal Visit - Mount Cook

Obverse

Second crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND
1970

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Image of Mount Cook, legend above, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MOUNT COOK
AORANGI
ONE DOLLAR

Translation: AORANGI - Cloud Piercer in Maori

Designer: George James Berry

Edge

Reeded

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait; Royal Visit) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

Released to commemorate the Royal Visit by HM The Queen when she visited New Zealand between 12–30 Mar 1970 for the James Cook bicentenary celebrations and she introduced Prince Charles and Princess Anne to New Zealand. This tour initiated the royal 'walk-about'.

The coin was struck by the RAM and issued in the usual square plastic jewel case. (285,000 copies)


First Use of a Maori word on New Zealand coin

Two similar 7 coin year sets were also issued that contained the Cook $1 coin. The blue label BU Specimen set (sometimes called prooflike), and the ordinary uncirculated pink label set.

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1970  20 000 $ 2.30 11% BU Specimen (blue label)
1970  285 000 $ 3.20 $ 3.20 $ 4.10 $ 4.10 90% In Plastic Case
1970  30 000 2% UNC Year Set (pink label)

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