First ever New Zealand bullion coin - Chatham Island Crested Penguin 1oz silver

[Jacek]

NZ Post and Metal Market Europe are pleased to announce a release of a first ever silver bullion coin with New Zealand denomination.

The 1oz silver bullion coin features an extinct New Zealand animal: Chatham Island Crested Penguin.

In 2019, an international team of researchers extracted mitochondrial DNA from subfossil bones discovered in sand dunes
on the Chatham Islands. This research confirmed that until a few centuries ago a unique crested penguin species, Eudyptes
warhami, existed on the Chatham Islands. Crested penguins of the genus Eudyptes are black and white with yellow crests
and red bills and eyes. Chatham Island crested penguins were among the largest of the crested penguins.

Each coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver and issued as New Zealand legal tender.
The mintage of Chatham Island Crested Penguin 1oz silver bullion coin is limited to 25 000 pcs worldwide.

 

The coin's reverse depicts a pair of Chatham Island Crested Penguins standing on the rock amid the turbulent ocean.
In the background a Maori symbol is visible, representing the rich and fascinating heritage of the New Zealand's native culture.

The coin's obverse features the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, information about the country of origin,
metal purity and the year of issue.

Chatham Island Crested Penguin 1oz silver BU.pdf

[paul1212]

Looks good. Gonna snap one up!

[ChrisSilver]

Thank you for sharing this. Looks like it could be a very nice coin.  

[trp]

My Mrs is Penguin crazy, these may just bring her over to the dark side!

[ToothDoctor]

Just placed my order. Is it sad that I think the rocks look even better than the penguins??! Looks amazing!

[Darr3nG]

1 hour ago, ToothDoctor said:

Just placed my order. 

Where can I order this magnificant coin?

[ToothDoctor]

Metalmarket.eu is where I bought mine from. Says around 30 days delivery but I’m happy to wait. 

[badar]

I’m definitely going to order one now, it looks so nice.
 

Also if you’re ordering from metalmarket.eu , they also have the Australian horse coin. Brings the cost down per coin as shipping is £10.50 

[swAgger]

This should be a good one. NZ post do quality stuff and i am sure the bullion will be super looking.

But would really like to see how the actual bullion version is planned to look (combination of polished areas + many frosted zones to bring out the image). I suspect the early available  images for now are simply monochromed version of the 1oz proof images.

[Jacek]

Here are some live pictures - not perfect, but give you a glimpse of how the actual coin looks 😉

[swAgger]

3 hours ago, Jacek said:

Here are some live pictures - not perfect, but give you a glimpse of how the actual coin looks 😉

Thanks for showing Jasek. Not perfect as you say, but good enough to make out the finishes. Should look very well in hand. I'm in.

So, i think;

Deep frost on Sea, Maori design, and Penguin bodies. High polish on Penguin heads/wings and border. Satin polish on Rocks and Beaks possibly??

There are individual certificates as well yes? Will these be numbered?

 

[Jacek]

3 minutes ago, swAgger said:

Thanks for showing Jasek. Not perfect as you say, but good enough to make out the finishes. Should look very well in hand. I'm in.

So, i think;

Deep frost on Sea, Maori design, and Penguin bodies. High polish on Penguin heads/wings and border. Satin polish on Rocks and Beaks possibly??

There are individual certificates as well yes? Will these be numbered?

Very close To be exact:

- Sea and background are medium frost

- Maori design is light frost

- The rock is super light frost

- Penguin bodies comprise of three different textures: heavy frost on white parts, polished on black, light frost on beaks

 

In general each element nicely stands out and does not blend with others.

Yes, there are individual certificates for each coin and they are numbered.

 

[swAgger]

4 minutes ago, Jacek said:

Very close To be exact:

- Sea and background are medium frost

- Maori design is light frost

- The rock is super light frost

- Penguin bodies comprise of three different textures: heavy frost on white parts, polished on black, light frost on beaks

 

In general each element nicely stands out and does not blend with others.

Yes, there are individual certificates for each coin and they are numbered.

 

Fantastic job. Thanks so much for the details! Nice touch with the numbered certificates, too.

[Jacek]

Happy to share Thanks a lot for the kind words.

[Wouter06]

I found this picture on: https://coins.nzpost.co.nz/2020/chatham-island-crested-penguin-bullion-coin
I must say that it looks absolutely fantastic!! I'm glad I had to wait for my salary before I could buy some extra silver! Otherwise I would have probably bought the Brumby Horse. And I like this one a lot more! 🙂 I bought a roll at Metalmarket! On the German forum I read that this also has to be a series with the title: "Extinct wildlife of New Zealand". No ikdea what the source of that is however... Anyway... I really like it!

 

[ak74]

On 23/06/2020 at 00:46, badar said:

Also if you’re ordering from metalmarket.eu , they also have the Australian horse coin. Brings the cost down per coin as shipping is £10.50 

Can't find any Australian horse at their site right now...

[badar]

On 25/06/2020 at 00:23, ak74 said:

Can't find any Australian horse at their site right now...

Yes the Autralian Brumby went out of stock the next day.

[paul1212]

The Brumby is at European Mint. Almost 30 euros though...

[Darr3nG]

Just put my order in, hopefully the payment has processed correctly - I always get worried about how my online banking processes foreign transactions (the real-time statement doesn't automatically update).

Really looking forward to getting these. Thanks for the heads-up.

[Darr3nG]

Just got a UPS delivery notification... not long now!  

[Wouter06]

I received my roll yesterday. I really like it! Comes with a nice numbered certificate. Pictures don''t do this coin justice!! I'm happy I bught it! Might buy some more... 🙂 

[Wouter06]

It’s a sealed roll, so it doesn’t look that great now.

[OrangeSilver]

ordered mine a couple of days ago, it's being sent today i hope.

 

I love New Zealand after spending a couple of months there. I hope they will bring out more designs so i can start collecting.

[Grinder]

These just showed up in the US, with a serious premium.

But because my grand daughter loves penguins, I will have to buy at least 1 for the collection.

[paul1212]

I didn't order in the end because of the high postage costs. Anyone in the UK got a spare?