The gold-coloured $1 and $2 coins are struck in an aluminium-bronze alloy of 92 per cent copper, 6 per cent aluminium and 2 per cent nickel.
One dollar
Alloy: Aluminium bronze
Diameter: 23mm
Weight: 8.0g
Design: New Zealand's national bird, the kiwi, brings reality to the colloquial term, `Kiwi Dollar'.



Two dollar
Alloy: Aluminium bronze
Diameter: 26.5mm
Weight: 10.0g
Design: The kotuku (white heron) is one of New Zealand's rarest birds and is held in particularly high regard in Maori mythology.
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