NEW ZEALAND: 2012 MAORI HEI MATAU, 1 OZ GOLD PROOF $10, SCARCE

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NEW ZEALAND: 2012 MAORI HEI MATAU, 1 OZ GOLD PROOF $10, SCARCE:
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Template By Froo! NEW ZEALAND: 2012 MAORI HEI MATAU, 1 OZ GOLD PROOF $10, SCARCE 2012 Maori Art - Hei Matau Gold Proof Coin

2014 Catalogue value $6500 however it was sold for over $7000 each

The 1 troy oz gold hei matau coin is New Zealand Post\'s first-ever 0.9999 gold coin, as well as the world\'s first coin issue to have pounamu (New Zealand greenstone) set into the design.

A cultural treasure

The hei matau depicted on the 2012 Maori Art coin was hand-carved by renowned Rotorua Maori artist, Lewis Gardiner. The piece was especially commissioned for the 60 cent stamp in New Zealand Post’s 2011 Matariki stamp issue, and represents an outstanding example of modern hei matau design.

The significance of the hei matau and its associations with navigation, abundance of seafood, mana and knowledge are reflected in the themes of the coin design. The raised pattern on the coin behind the hei matau is based on a traditional Maori kowhaiwhai (frieze) pattern called ‘koiri’ (to sway/bend) combined with the traditional whakairo (woodcarving) pattern unaunahi (fish scales)

For the first time, these New Zealand legal tender coins feature the face value of the coin in both English and Te Reo Maori (the Maori language).

Beautifully presented in a waka huia

This 1 troy oz gold proof coin is housed within a waka huia (ornamental carved vessel for taonga) made from kauri - native New Zealand wood. The pattern adorning the waka huia has been designed and hand-carved by Thomas Hansen.

Denomination: Ten New Zealand dollars

Composition: Gold proof (0.9999)

Weight: 1 troy oz

Diameter: 38.60mm

Edge treatment: Plain with notches

Shape:Round

Obverse design:Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley, England

Reverse design: Hei matau set against a traditional kowhaiwhai design. A piece of pounamu is set into the coin

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint

Worldwide mintage limit: 250 coins (however more than half of mintage was sold overseas)

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