Animals, plants and cultures of New Zealand<\/p>\n
In 1769 British explorer James Cook<\/p>\n
arrived in New Zealand, laying the foundation<\/p>\n
for later colonization.<\/p>\n
At that time, the outlying islands were inhabited by people<\/p>\n
Maori indigenous peoples, only about 500 years old.<\/p>\n
This complete set of New Zealand dollar coins<\/p>\n
dedicated to the culture and history of the country,<\/p>\n
as well as original nature with some<\/p>\n
of its many endemic species.<\/p>\n
The obverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
The reverse depicts a tuatara (reptile),<\/p>\n
Maori koruru mask, wood carving among the koru patterns,<\/p>\n
HMS Endeavor (Cook’s sailboat) in front of Taranaki volcano,<\/p>\n
kiwi (flightless bird), silver fern leaves<\/p>\n
and a great white heron.<\/p>\n
– A complete set of coins of the so-called “kiwi dollar”<\/p>\n
– 20 cent coin in the shape of a Spanish flower<\/p>\n
– James Cook’s famous sailboat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":80097,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,1065],"product_tag":[],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-80085","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectible","7":"product_cat-world-coin-sets","8":"pa_country-new-zealand","9":"pa_quality-mark-uncirculated","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"featured","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n