New Zealand 2016 Silver Dollar Proof Coin Honey Bee

Just like the industrious honey bee, this 1oz silver proof coin has a lot to offer. Minted from 0.999 silver with selective colour. Features honeycomb partially filled with resin - replicating real honey. Limited worldwide mintage of just 1,500.

Each coin includes a unique numbered certificate. The hexagonal shape of the coin is based on a cell of honeycomb in a hive.

In the honey-making process, worker bees build a honeycomb structure of cells where nectar and pollen are stored, and larvae develop. The honey bee is brought to life on the coin with three-dimensional engraving and colour printing. Its depicted sitting on the honeycomb, which has been partially filled with translucent amber-coloured resin - replicating real honey!

Proof with selective colour and resin. Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, United Kingdom. Hannah Stancliffe-White, New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. The item "New Zealand 2016 Silver Dollar Proof Coin Honey Bee" is in sale since Friday, March 22, 2019. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\New Zealand". The seller is "oceanicmint" and is located in Auckland.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Year: 2016
Certification: Uncertified
Composition: Silver
Brand: Reserve Bank Of New Zealand
MPN: OM1767