New Zealand 2018 Silver Dollar Proof Coin Manuka Honey

  

New Zealand - 2018 - Silver Dollar Proof Coin - Manuka Honey. The dark, jelly-like, strong-flavoured manuka honey was not popular for consumption among early settlers in New Zealand. However, studies and research in the 1980s proved the benefits of consuming manuka honey and using it on irritated skin and wounds. Now manuka honey, with its renowned medicinal properties, is in high demand all over the world.

Minted from 0.999 silver with selective colour. Features honey dipper with gold-coloured resin - replicating real honey. Limited worldwide mintage of just 2,018.

Each coin includes a unique numbered certificate. Rather than avoiding the common manuka shrubs and trees, beekeepers are now placing their hives in areas that are densely populated with the fragrant, native plant. Although there is no way to encourage bees to go specifically to manuka flowers, placing the hives nearby does mean that there is likely to be a higher concentration of manuka in the final honey product. Coin follows the success of our. The hexagonal shape has been used again as it represents honey bees and the honeycombs they use for storage.

Coloured resin is used to depict the rich, golden colour of manuka honey, and can be seen dripping from a wooden dipper. A digitally printed honey bee is perched on a whitish-pink manuka flower. Other engraving techniques give further depth to this beautiful coin.

Proof with selective colour and resin. Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom. Jonathan Gray, New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand.

BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH. We are coin dealers based in Auckland, New Zealand. Coins, Banknotes, Bullion & Collectibles.

We offer coins for sale through our online store, including the largest online selection of New Zealand Coins & New Zealand Coin Sets.