New Zealand Mint 2016 1 oz Silver Hawksbill Turtle

• Contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.
• Coin comes in protective packaging. Multiples of 20 come in plastic tubes.
• Limited mintage of less than 350,000 coins.
• Obverse: New stylized design of a Hawksbill turtle, also known as the Taku, swimming in shallow waters amidst tiny bubbles.
• Reverse: The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2016 date.

Hawksbill turtles are found throughout the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Named for their narrow, pointed beak, they are also recognizable by a distinctive pattern of overlapping scales on their exquisitely colored and patterned shells. 

Like many sea turtles, hawksbills are a critically endangered species due mostly to human impact. Hawksbill eggs are still eaten around the world despite the turtle’s international protected status, and they are often killed for their flesh and their stunning shells that are highly valuable in some marketplaces.