2002.06.05   New Zealand New Round Kiwi
New Zealand Post revealed its seventh version of the round Kiwi on June 5th with the denomination $1.50.  This distinctive showcase of New Zealand's national symbol first produced in olive green in 1988, then in red (1991), blue (1993), purple (1997) and gold (2000). In 2002 it makes its appearance in burnished bronze - a colour redolent with age-old associations of strength and solidarity. 

The kiwi itself is a unique survivor from an ancient evolutionary past. Numbering in the millions just 200 years ago, today the species totals only about 70,000, and continues to decline in population owing to predators such as cats, dogs, stoats, ferrets and possums. However, help is at hand with the Kiwi Recovery Programme, which aims to maintain and where possible enhance the abundance, distribution and genetic diversity of this nocturnal, flightless bird.
 

Date of Issue 5 June 2002
Designer Allan Mitchell , Wellington, New Zealand
Size 33mm diameter
Perforation 14.48
Paper De la Rue 103gsm red phosphor stamp paper
Printer Southern Colour Print, Dunedin, New Zealand
Format Sheet of 36

 
 
Original information and image from New Zealand Post