10 Dollars - Elizabeth II Snares Penguin; Snares Islands

Features

Location New Zealand
Issuing entity Vitaly Bakhtinov
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2017
Value 10 Dollars
10 NZD = USD 5.96
Currency Dollar (1967-date)
Composition Silver plated copper-nickel
Weight 24.6 g
Size 40 mm
Thickness 3.3 mm
Shape Rectangular
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
129704

Obverse

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
SNARES
ISLANDS
2017

Reverse

The Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus), also known as the Snares crested penguin and the Snares Islands penguin, is a penguin from New Zealand.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10
dollars
Eudyptes robustus

Engraver: Vitaly Bakhtinov

Edge

Reeded

Comments

Snares Islands/Tini Heke, also known as The Snares, is a small island group lying about 200 km south of New Zealand's South Island and to the south-southwest of Stewart Island/Rakiura. The Snares consist of the main North East Island and the smaller Broughton Island as well as the Western Chain Islands some 5 km to the west-south-west. Collectively, the Snares have a total land area of 3.5 km2.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2017  200 Proof

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