2012 - New Zealand - BU Mint Set Fairy Tern

2012 - New Zealand - BU Mint Set (Fairy Tern)

Caratteristiche

Emittente	New Zealand
Entità emittente	Poste néo-zélandaise
Zecca	Royal Dutch Mint
Anno	2012
Quantità emessa	2000
Numero	N# S2594
Referenze	KM# MS68 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Descrizione

This 2012 BU Set of coins was minted by The Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht and issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand & New Zealand Post. The set was packaged in a blister type folding coincard and was inserted in a slipcase.

The set contains five standard definitive coins, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 & $2.

The metal composition was changed for the definitive coins in this BU Set.

The 10 cent coin was made from pure Copper instead of Copper Plated Steel.

The 20 cent coin was made from Copper-nickel instead of Nickel Plated Steel.

The 50 cent coin was made from Copper-nickel instead of Nickel Plated Steel.

The $1 coin was made from Brass instead of Aluminium-bronze.

The $2 coin was made from Brass instead of Aluminium-bronze.

The NCLT $5 coin is celebrating the Fairy Tern or tara-iti which is a subspecies of the fairy tern endemic to New Zealand. It is New Zealand's rarest native breeding bird, with about 40 individuals left in the wild. It nests at four coastal locations between Whangarei and Auckland in the North Island.