2000 - New Zealand - BU Mint Set Pied Cormorant

2000 - New Zealand - BU Mint Set (Pied Cormorant)

Caractéristiques

Emetteur	Nouvelle-Zélande
Atelier monétaire	Royal Mint
Date	2000
Quantité émise	3000
Numéro	N# S2553
Références	KM# MS49 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Description

This 2000 BU Set of coins was minted by The Royal Mint in Llantrisant and issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The set was packaged in a blister type folding coincard and was inserted in a slipcase.

The set contains six standard definitive coins, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 & $2.

The NCLT $5 coin is celebrating the Pied Cormorant Bird, also known as the pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family. It is found around the coasts of Australasia. In New Zealand, it is usually known either as the pied shag or by its Māori name of kāruhiruhi.