Description

GABRIEL'S GULLY.

New Zealand Ten Dollars 1997.

Half troy ounce .9999 of pure gold.

Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by R.D. Maklouf of England.

Reverse: Gold prospector heading towards "Gabriel's Gully" by Michael McHalick of Wellington.

Finish: Frosted Proof. (tiny small red dot noticed on the obverse.)

Catalogue: KM#104a.

Diameter: 28.40mm.

Weight: 15.552g.

Edge: Fully milled.

Mint: British Royal Mint, U.K.

Tiny mintage: 650.

Certificate of Authenticity Number 094.

The first big, rich gold strike in New Zealand was in 1861 at Gabriel's Gully. It brought gold seekers to New Zealand by the tens of thousands.

SOLD.