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Taku bullion coin

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Silver Taku/Hawksbill Turtle
Niue
Value2 New Zealand dollars
Mass31.1 g (1.0 troy oz)
Diameter40.5 mm (1.59 in)
Thickness2.3 mm (0.090 in)
EdgePlain
Composition99.9% Ag
Years of minting2010-present
Obverse
File:Niue Turtle silver coin obverse.png
DesignNiue coin - Queen Elizabeth II
DesignerIan Rank-Broadley
File:Fiji Taku silver coin obverse.png
Design2013 Fiji coin - Coat of arms of Fiji
Design discontinued2013
Reverse
File:Niue Turtle silver coin reverse.png
DesignNiue coin - Hawksbill turtle
File:Fiji Taku silver coin reverse.png
DesignFiji coin - Taku
Design discontinued2013

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The Taku/Hawksbill Turtle coins are silver and gold bullion coins originally from Fiji, but currently originating from Niue. Taku is the Fijian word for a hawksbill turtle. The silver coins contain 99.9% silver (.999 fineness) and the gold coins contain 99.99% gold. Both metal coins have undergone design changes on their obverse (heads) side. No mintage numbers have been released.

History[edit]

From 2010 through 2013, the coins were minted by the New Zealand Mint for the government of Fiji. As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Fijian coins pictured Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse side of the coin. In 2010, Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. The action was taken as Fiji failed to hold elections by 2010 as the Commonwealth of Nations had demanded after the 2006 coup. In 2011, Fiji announced the removal of Queen Elizabeth II from their coins starting in 2013. For the 2013 release, the Taku coin featured the coat of arms of Fiji instead of the Queen. The last Fijian coin was in 2013 due to changes in the licensing agreement by the government of Fiji. The New Zealand mint stopped production and no more Fijian Taku coins have been minted. From 2014 onward, coins are now minted for the government of Niue.[1]

Design[edit]

REVERSE: A Stylised depiction of a Hawksbill Turtle swimming underwater surrounded by air bubbles. It has a rough background that looks like sand. A mirror-like crescent shape has inscribed the words "FIJI TAKU". The Niue version has the same turtle, but with the Fijian words replaced with "TURTLE".

OBVERSE: The Fijian coins for 2010-2012 shows a smaller portrait of Elizabeth II inside a circle. Engraved along the coin's border is the Queen's title accompanied by "FIJI", denomination and mintage year. The 2013 minted coins replaced the portrait of Queen Elizabeth with the coat of arms of Fiji. The Niue coins restored a larger portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley with the circle abandoned.

Specifications[edit]

Specifications
Composition Weight
(troy oz)
Face Value Fineness Diameter
(mm)
Thickness
(mm)
Silver 12 $1 .999 32.5 2.15
1 $2 38.6 3.0
2 $5 39.0 5.0
5 $10 64.0 5.5
Gold 1 $250 .9999 32.0 2.0

Availablity[edit]

Year 12 oz 1 oz 2 oz 5 oz 1 oz Gold
2010 - X - - -
2011 - X - X -
2012 X X - X -
2013 X X - X X
2014 - X - X X
2015 - X X X X
2016 X X X X X
2017 X X - X X
2018 X X X X X
2019 - X - - X
2020 - X X X X

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General
  • 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 2001–Date, 14th Edition, publication date 2019, Krause Publications, ISBN 978-1-4402-4897-9 Search this book on .
Specific


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