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50 Cents - Charles III Fuller Portrait - Forest Taniwha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse description | An intricately detailed depiction of a Taniwha — a supernatural creature of Māori mythology associated with forests — rendered in a flowing, curvilinear style strongly influenced by traditional Māori kōwhaiwhai and tā moko design conventions. The creature is shown amid stylised foliage including silver fern fronds, its sinuous form filling the central field, surrounded by a fine engine-turned border of concentric lines. The legend TANIWHA · FIFTY CENTS curves along the upper periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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New Zealand's "taniwha" occupies a specific space in Māori cosmology — not simply a monster, but a guardian being tied to particular waterways, forests, and tribal boundaries, with individual taniwha acknowledged by specific iwi as protectors of named geographical features. The "Forest Taniwha" designation places this issue within a broader Reserve Bank program pairing indigenous mythological figures with New Zealand's native ecosystems. The fuller portrait of Charles III, used here rather than the Jody Clark effigy, reflects an updated standard adopted progressively across Commonwealth realms from 2023 onward.