*JACOBS* MINT ERROR COINS
*JACOBS* NZ MINT ERROR COINS
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
NEW ZEALAND New Zealand 1991 |
| Design Description: |
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II, facing right Reverse: Eastern great egret (a type of white heron, in Maori: kotuku) |
| Item Description: |
Aluminium-Bronze $2 1991 Newzealand STRUCK ON $1 Planchet (8g) KM#79 STRUCK ON $1 PLANCHET (8g) |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MINT ERROR MS 64 |
| Owner: |
Gerard Jacobs |
Owner Comments:
The Eastern Great Egret is sacred to New Zealand's indigenous Māori people, and highly endangered within the country, only inhabiting the Okarito Lagoon on the South Island.
Kotuku or white heron have always been rare in New Zealand and are revered by both Māori and pakeha for its elegant white feathers. This graceful bird has long, slender legs and a long, thin S-shaped neck, which has a distinct kink when flying. Kotuku are specially adapted for wading in shallow, muddy waterways: it has long legs that are bare of feathers to well above the ankle joint and long spreading toes. In New Zealand it only breeds near Whataroa, South Westland, between September and January.