2021 1 oz New Zealand .999 Silver $2 Niue Hawksbill Turtle Coin Encapsulated

Introduced in 2010, the New Zealand Hawksbill Turtle Coin has been issued for two different nations in its decade-long history. Originally known as the Fiji Taku, the series has been officially known as the Niue Hawksbill since 2014. The unusual 2021 1 oz New Zealand Silver $2 Niue Hawksbill Turtle Coins is available now

Coin Highlights:

• Encapsulated!
• 8^th issue of the Niue Hawksbill Turtle Coin!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
• The face value of $2 is fully backed by the Niuean government.
• On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse features a hawksbill turtle swimming in shallow waters.

From 2010 to 2013, the New Zealand Mint issued the Hawksbill Turtle Coin as the Fiji Taku. The coin had the same design as it does now, with some minor exceptions. The most obvious difference in the turtle design was the use of the word TAKU on the reverse instead of the word TURTLE. In the final year of issue as the Fiji Taku, the coin did not use Queen Elizabeth IIs effigy, but instead featured the Fijian coat of arms.

On the obverse side of 2021 New Zealand Silver $2 Niue Hawksbill Turtle Coins is an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is shown here in right-profile relief with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara on her head. The Queens favorite tiara, this piece of jewelry was gifted to her grandmother, Mary of Teck, upon her marriage the future King George V of England.

The reverse face of the 2021 1 oz Silver $2 Niue Hawksbill Turtle Coins features a depiction of the hawksbill. The turtle is shown with its ornate shell design and a bubbly design field meant to reflect the turtle swimming through shallow ocean waters. The hawksbill turtle is so named because its mouth has a curved beak similar to that of a hawk or eagle.