2018 Maori art coin - Maui and the Sun - Tama Nui-te-Ra Silver Coin Set

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  1. greedy Kobold

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    Good to see NZ Post being recently so active with the series
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    Denomination: 2 x One New Zealand dollars
    Composition: 0.999 silver
    Weight: 2 x 1oz
    Diameter: 40mm
    Edge treatment: Milled
    Obverse design: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom
    Shape: Round
    Reverse design: Coin 1: Sun (with gold plating); Coin 2: Māui
    Designed by: Dave Hakaraia and artist Elisabeth Vüllings, Wellington, New Zealand
    Worldwide mintage limit: 1,500

    gold version looks, imho better
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    Highlights:
    • 2 x 1/2oz gold coins, one picturing Māui, the other Rā (the sun) linked together by Māui's rope
    • Limited worldwide mintage of just 150 sets
    • Set in an acrylic block, housed within a hand made wakahuia wooden box carved from native New Zealand totara
    • Designed by David Hakaraia and artist Elisabeth Vüllings
    source:https://coins.nzpost.co.nz/new-zealand/2017/maui-and-sun-tama-nui-te-ra
     
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