1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 1982

Weight

28.28 g

Diameter

38.61 mm

Thickness

3 mm

Material

Copper-nickel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled

Front design

Modified portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Queen Alexandra Russian Fringe tiara, legend around, date below.

Back design

Takahe bird standing on grass below denomination.

Year of Minting

1982

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

Royal Mint , Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND * 1982 * Reverse: ONE DOLLAR TAKAHE

Context

This crown-sized dollar coin commemorates the flightless Takahe bird which can only be found in New Zealand. They are the size of a large chicken, have blue and green feathers and a red bill. Takahes eat tender grass stalks, bugs and fern roots. By the 1900s, people believed these birds were extinct. This coin included the new, modified portrait of HM The Queen by Reginald George James Berry which was incorporated on New Zealand commemorative large dollar coins from 1979 to 1982. The design was unique to New Zealand and depicted the Queen wearing the Russian Fringe Tiara, which was originally given by the 'Ladies in Society' to Queen Alexandra on her Silver Wedding anniversary in 1888. Berry completed more than 1,000 stamp and coin designs in his lifetime. The coin was issued in the usual square plastic Jewel Case. (40,000 Copies) It was also included in the annual 7 coin Uncirculated Mint Set. (25,000 Copies) A Sterling Silver version of the coin was also released (See link)

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0