Composition: Copper coated plated steel
Weight (g): 3.3
Diameter (mm): 20.5
Thickness (mm): 1.58
The 10 cent coin features an image of a koruru, the carved face on the gable of a meeting house. James Berry designed this koruru as a part of the 1967 decimal coin series.
Composition: Plated steel
Weight (g): 4
Diameter (mm): 21.75
Thickness (mm): 1.56
The 20 cent coin features an image of a carving of Pūkaki. The carving was expertly crafted in 1836 by Te Tuapua of Ngāti Whakaue, from tōtara from the Ngongotahā Stream. The carving was made to remember Pūkaki, a very important Te Arawa ancestor.
Composition: Plated steel
Weight (g): 5
Diameter (mm): 24.75
Thickness (mm): 1.70
Weight (g): 5
Diameter (mm): 24.75
Thickness (mm): 1.70
Captain Cook used the Endeavour ship in his first of 3 voyages to New Zealand. The ship would have passed Taranaki in early 1770.
Composition: Aluminium-bronze
Weight (g): 8
Diameter (mm): 23
Thickness (mm): 2.74
Weight (g): 8
Diameter (mm): 23
Thickness (mm): 2.74
Kiwi are a flightless bird and are native to Aotearoa. The silver fern is a common tree fern, with a trunk up to around 12m tall.
Composition: Aluminium-bronze
Weight (g): 10
Diameter (mm): 26.5
Thickness (mm): 2.7
Weight (g): 10
Diameter (mm): 26.5
Thickness (mm): 2.7
Kotuku are rare and were once highly valued for their ornamental feathers. You may spot them at coastal freshwater wetlands or estuaries.