2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait; Sacred Kingfisher
Features
| Issuer |
New Zealand
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1993 |
| Value | 2 Dollars 2 NZD = USD 1.17 |
| Currency | Dollar (1967-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 25385 |
| References | KM# 87 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Sacred Kingfisher
Obverse
Third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the King George IV State Diadem, legend around, date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND
RDM
1993
Designer: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse
Kingfisher bird on a branch.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KINGFISHER
TWO DOLLARS
Edge
Fully milled with an Incuse channel with 10 raised dimples
© Marcin Łysik
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)Comments
Struck by the Royal Mint and issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. This coin is a special commemorative edition of the New Zealand $2 coin. It was issued in the following ways.
In a capsule in a plush case (40,000 copies)
In the 1993 Uncirculated Set (14,500 copies)
In the 1993 Uncirculated Set (Coin Fair edition 500 copies)
The Uncirculated Set came in a fold out card inside a sleeve. This was the front and back of the sleeve.
This was the inside of the BU Set fold out card
In the 1993 Proof Set (9,900 copies)
In the 1993 Proof Set (Coin Fair edition 100 copies)
In a capsule in a plush case (40,000 copies)
In the 1993 Uncirculated Set (14,500 copies)
In the 1993 Uncirculated Set (Coin Fair edition 500 copies)
The Uncirculated Set came in a fold out card inside a sleeve. This was the front and back of the sleeve.
This was the inside of the BU Set fold out card
In the 1993 Proof Set (9,900 copies)
In the 1993 Proof Set (Coin Fair edition 100 copies)
Present in sets
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 15 000 | $ 13 | BU Year Set | 24% | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 40 000 | $ 8.00 | In Plush Case | 76% | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 10 000 | Proof Year Set | 3% | ||||||||||||
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