NEW ZEALAND - "COINS ~ 50TH ANN. OF COINAGE 1933-1983" IN MUMBAI

New Zealand - " COINS ~ 50th ANNIVERSARY OF COINAGE 1933-1983. "  Silver Proof Coin ! Coins comes in original box + Certificate of Authenticity (COA) A few words from the COA: The 1983 New Zealand  annual collectors’ coin issue commemorates the 50 th anniversary of the nation’s own distinctive coinage. DESCRIPTION OF THE DOLLAR COIN DESIGN The obverse bears the Arnold Machin effigy of Her Majesty The Queen, with the inscription “Elizabeth II New Zealand 1983” around the periphery. The reverse design, by Philip Nathan, F.R.S.B.S., of England, depicts the ”fiftieth anniversary of coinage” theme. New Zealand’s Coat of Arms, and the words “one dollar” occupy the centre of the design. The inscription “1933 New Zealand Coinage 1983” extends around the top half of the coin whilst around the lower half a feature is made of the reverse designs of five pre-decimal and four decimal New Zealand coins. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PROOF DOLLAR COIN. Struck by the Royal Mint, U.K. Mintage: 17,000 Composition: Sterling Silver (min. 92.5% silver) Weight: 27.216 gm. Diameter: 38.735 mm. Grained Edge. (ISS12). <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC974128"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>