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Last Updated
14-Jun-2003
The Waikato Mint
1970
Cardigan Bay
Designer:
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Obverse:
CARDIGAN BAY / HAL TRYAX COLWYN BAY
Reverse:
1970 / TO COMMEMORATE / THE RETURN TO NZ / OF CARDIGAN BAY / THE WORLDS FIRST PACER / TO MAKE TROTTING / HISTORY IN EARNING / OVER $1,000,000 IN / STAKES
Diameter:
36 mm
Metal:
Silver (1,000)
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1971
Worlds Greatest Racehorses
CARDIGAN BAY / HAL TRYAX COLWYN BAY / PHAR LAP / NIGHT RAID ENTREATY
THREE / OF THE WORLD’S / GREATEST RACEHORSES / NEW ZEALAND BRED / CARBINE / MUSKET MERSEY
Gold (25)
Silver (125)
Copper (200)
1972
Nelson - 13th International Vintage Car Rally
13th INTERNATIONAL / VINTAGE CAR RALLY 1972
NELSON / NEW ZEALAND
Platignum (sic) (3)
Gold (22)
Silver (200)
Copper (275)
Aluminium (Unspecified)
Cecil Wood - New Zealand Motoring Pioneer
NEW ZEALAND / MOTORING PIONEER
CECIL WOOD DESIGNER BUILDER / NEW ZEALAND’S / FIRST / MOTOR CAR / TIMARU / 1901
Gold (10)
Silver (210)
Copper (280)
1973
Borough of Thames Centenary
Coat of Arms
BOROUGH OF THAMES / 1873 1973
Gold (50)
Silver (850)
Copper (1,100)
NZ Steam Locomotive - #1/3
NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST / STEAM LOCOMOTIVE / PILGRIM / 1863
LAST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE / IN THE NORTH ISLAND JA 1267
Gold (20)
Silver (480)
Copper (Unspecified)
NZ Steam Locomotive - #2/3
NEW ZEALAND’S DESIGNED / STEAM LOCOMOTIVE / CLASS F / 1872
DESIGNED AND BUILT / IN NEW ZEALAND / 1915 / STEAM LOCOMOTIVE / CLASS AB
NZ Steam Locomotive - #3/3
1974
Manchester Block Centenary
BOROUGH OF FEILDING / COUNTY OF OROUA
1874 / MANCHESTER / BLOCK / CENTENARY / 100 / 1974
Gold (75)
Silver (800)
Copper (1,125)
Norman Kirk
NORMAN ERIC KIRK / 1923 - 1974
A GREAT / NEW ZEALAND / PRIME MINISTER / AND STATESMAN
Silver (425)
Commonwealth Games / Royal Visit
1974 COMMONWEALTH GAMES / CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
COMMEMORATING / THE ROYAL VISIT / TO NEW ZEALAND / AND THE 1974 / COMMONWEALTH / GAMES
Gold (100)
Silver (900)
1975
Woodville Centenary
WOODVILLE CENTENARY / 1875 – 1975
MANAWATU / HAWKES BAY / WAIRARAPA
Silver (390)
Copper (390)
1976
Waikato Centenary?
COUNTY OF WAIKATO / Est. 1878
WAIKATO / COUNTY COUNCIL / 1876 / 1976
Silver (450)
Kaimai Tunnel Breakthrough (Date error)
KAIMAI TUNNEL BREAKTHROUGH / JUNE 17TH 1976
WAIKATO TO BAY OF PLENTY / LENGTH 5.5 MILES COSTING 60 MILLION DOLLARS
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Copper (1,000)?
Kaimai Tunnel Holethrough (Reissued)
KAIMAI TUNNEL HOLETHROUGH / JUNE 21ST 1976
WAIKATO - BAY OF PLENTY NZ / MINISTRY OF WORKS 8.9 KM
Copper (1,000)
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