Only 1000 Made 2012 New Zealand 1 oz Coin Silver $1 50th years of friendship

  
Celebrate 50 years of friendship between New Zealand and Samoa with this unique coin! Pure one-ounce silver proof coin with colour. Low worldwide mintage of 1,000. The coloured area of the coin features motifs from tatau (tattoo), which is a symbol of strength in Samoan culture. The formal layout of a matai (chief) meeting in a Samoan fale (house) is represented on the left of the coin.

Ie toga (a traditional Samoan fine woven mat) represents the binding of families together and is incorporated on the right-hand side of the coin as well as around the rim. The tone of the coloured area references the natural colouration of the endemic hardwood tree ifilele (Intsia Bijuga), which is used to create the form of the'ava (kava) bowl. Composition: 0.999 Silver proof. Obverse design: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, England. Reverse design: Samoan architecture, agriculture and cultural art forms.

Mint: BH Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH. Worldwide mintage limit: 1,000. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Australia & Oceania\New Zealand". The seller is "annaeddie" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

1. Denomination: Dollar
2. Composition: Silver
3. Year: 2012
4. Grade: Ungraded
5. Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand
6. Certification: Uncertified
7. Modified Item: No