New Zealand, 1977 AD., Elizabeth II, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II - Waitangi Day commemorative, unknown mint, 1 Dollar, KM 46.
New Zealand, Elizabeth II, 25th Anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II - Waitangi Day commemorative (1977 Silver Jubilee), engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and George James Berry (reverse), unknown mint, 1977 AD.,
1 Dollar (ø 38,6 mm / 27,00 g), copper-nickel, 27,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 90.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND / EIIR - ACCESSION/6 Feb.1952 / · SILVER 1977 JUBILEE · , her young diademed bust facing right (2nd portrait).
Rev.: WAITANGI DAY / 6 / February / TREATY HOUSE / WAITANGI / ONE DOLLAR , the Treaty House at Waitangi.
KM 46 .
Year / Mintage
1977 / 90.000
Waitangi Day (named after Waitangi, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed) commemorates a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6 February 1840, in a marquee in the grounds of James Busby's house (now known as the Treaty house) at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. The Treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed MÄori rights to their land and gave MÄori the rights of British subjects.