1996 Kaka Bush Parrot 5 Dollars Silver Coin, Proof

Commemorative issue: Kaka Series: Native Birds Series Obverse: Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the King George IV State Diadem, legend around, date below. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND RDM: 1996 Designer: Raphael David Maklouf Read more on Wikipedia Reverse: Kaka (Bush Parrot) sitting on a branch, denomination above. Script: Latin Lettering: FIVE DOLLARS KAKA Designer: Michael McHalick Edge: Reeded Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) Comments: This Sterling silver coin features the Kaka, which is a native New Zealand Bush Parrot. They are perfectly adapted to living and feeding entirely in the forest. They are fast flyers and have a powerful beak and a very varied diet. They eat insects and their larvae as well as many kinds of nectar, seeds, and succulent forest fruit. The Kaka feeds in noisy flocks, mainly in the early morning and late evening. The coin was issued individually in a capsule in a plush case (2,334 copies) It was also included in the annual 7-coin Proof  Year Set. (2,569 copies)