2013 Silver New Zealand Mint $2 Fiji Taku-NEW REVERSE

[SILVERCOINSSHOW]

Hi SS
I want to share what I just found out about well known bullion coin New Zealand Mint $2 Fiji Taku and it's new reverse design.
Here is the photo(from ebay) and some highlights about this coin (from Apmex).

*Contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.
* Coins come packaged in plastic flips.
*Strict limited mintage of only 350,000 coins or less.
* Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
* Obverse: stylized design of a Hawksbill turtle, also known as the Taku, swimming along the ocean floor amidst tiny bubbles.
*Reverse: Fiji coat of arms and 2013 date.
* Produced by the New Zealand Mint under the authority of Fiji.

Source: APMEX, Ebay.

 

[SilverScimitar]

I really like the look of these Taku's from the New Zealand mint, especially the proof version.

 

[1for1]

Big Improvement.. low premium, low mintage, nice design, legal tender.. im sold!

 

[SILVERCOINSSHOW]

I received the 2013 Fiji Taku coin today. Here are photos of OLD AND NEW reverse design.

 

[steve.rsa]

Pity about the dings. They could have made the design a bit bigger to fill the gap under the FIJI.2013.

The obverse is as cool as ever.

 

[thatguy]

prefer the old one :0 ... looks a tad amateurish... almost like a "round"

 

[steve.rsa]

Yeah, They should have just swapped the Queen for the crest and left the rest of the design alone.

 

[Altima]

and suddenly it doesn't quite live up to the hype. I suppose the proof-like finish on the reverse side really depends on their Quality Assurance. One ding and it pretty much spoils the whole effect. Now wondering how it will look like on their 5ozers.

 

[hot_ice1027]

prefer the old one :0 ... looks a tad amateurish... almost like a "round"

You've nailed it! It does look like a (just another) round.
Old style is much classier in my opinion.

 

[SILVERCOINSSHOW]

Hi SS
I agree with thatguy and hot_ice1027.
Here is video of this coin.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TErrm22JssM[/youtube]