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  • 10 Cents 2006-2023, KM# 117a, New Zealand, Elizabeth II
  • 10 Cents 2006-2023, KM# 117a, New Zealand, Elizabeth II
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.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II
IRB
2006

Reverse

Value above Maori mask (koruru).

The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages at some time between 1250 and 1300 CE. Over several centuries in isolation, the Polynesian settlers developed a unique culture that became known as "Māori", with their own language, a rich mythology, distinctive crafts and performing arts.

Engraver: George James Berry

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Edge

10 Cents

4th portrait, Magnetic
KM# 117a
Characteristics
Material Copper Plated Steel
Weight 3.3 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Thickness 1.58 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mints
Royal Australian Mint (RAM)
Royal Canadian Mint (RCM)
Royal Mint
The Perth Mint

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