1958, New Zealand. CENTENARY OF PLIMMER?S NOAH?S ARK. AE 45mm. Obv: The ark. Rev: A shield. In its original cardboard case. Extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD
?Plimmer?s? or ?Noah?s? Ark was a building constructed by John Plimmer out of the hulk of a ship the ?Inconstant,? which was wrecked off Wellington. In its new incarnation, it served as a wharf and warehouse. It was nicknamed for its appearance to an Ark. A Bank of New Zealand Building was eventually constructed on the site. Some timbers were salvaged and made into a chair for the bank?s director.