Obverse. Photo © New Zealand Post
  • 1 Dollar 2015, New Zealand, Elizabeth II, All Blacks, Reverse
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Description

World's first jersey-shaped coin. The desigh replicates the All Blacks jersey: is it printed black with the All Blacks, adidas and AIG logos shining through in silver, it’s shaped like the All Blacks jersey, complete with subtle contours that reflect the shape it takes when worn. The New Zealand national men's rugby union team officially nicknamed the All Blacks.

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother, Queen Mary, who received it as a gift from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland in 1893 on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York, later George V. Made by E. Wolfe & Co., it was purchased from Garrard & Co. by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville. In 1914, Mary adapted the tiara to take 13 diamonds in place of the large oriental pearls surmounting the tiara. At first, Elizabeth wore the tiara without its base and pearls but the base was reattached in 1969. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is one of Elizabeth's most recognisable pieces of jewellery due to its widespread use on British banknotes and coinage.

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

NEW ZEALAND
ELIZABETH II
2015
IRB

Reverse

All Blacks 2015 Home Replica Jersey.

Designed by Dave Burke, Auckland, New Zealand.

adidas
ALL BLACKS
AIG
ONE DOLLAR

Edge

1 Dollar

4th portrait

All Blacks

KM#
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.999
Weight 31.1 g
Diameter -
Width 50 mm
Height 32.26 mm
Thickness -
Shape odd (fan)
Alignment Medal
Mint
Mayer Mint GmbH Germany

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