2024 Kiwi 5oz Silver Proof Coin

Roroa in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project (RNRP) are protected by the work of the Department of Conservation and a group of volunteers named the Friends of Rotoiti (FOR). It’s an excellent example of a successful collaboration involving the government and a local community. The work that FOR does to protect roroa includes controlling rats, stoats, possums and feral cats by setting traps and monitoring for pest presence. It also monitors kiwi and other native animals such as kākā, lizards and robin populations in the RNRP territory. 

Highlights 

• 5oz silver coin with black proof and gold plating finish 
• Minted from 0.999 silver
• Designed by Stevan Stojanovic, Ōtaki, New Zealand 
• Low worldwide limited mintage of 250
• Part of NZ Post’s annual kiwi coin programme. 

Design 

With gold plating and a black proof finish, this coin depicts a roroa kiwi on the shores of lake rotoiti, created by coin designer and sculptor Stevan Stojanovic.

This annual coin issue celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique kiwi bird.