In 2010 to celebrate the Hawksbill Turtle, the New Zealand Mint on behalf of Fiji released a very Limited Issue Hawksbill Turtle $2 Two Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid Fine .999 Silver with 24 Carat Gold plating weighing one ounce of pure Silver.
The reverse design depicts the Hawksbill Turtle while the obverse features a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 5,000 Worldwide
Finished to New Zealand Mint's Proof Quality
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Ounce of Pure Silver
