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Something very odd about New Zealand coins is the disparity between their heads and their tails. The front of every coin bears a traditional profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth (in an odd throwback to British colonialism), and the back of each coin bears an (equally traditional) image of the Maori, New Zealand's native people.
In our time in New Zealand, we noticed several shout-outs to Maori culture. Museums had Maori art exhibits, souvenir shops sold traditional jade Maori carvings, and the Auckland airport even welcomed us to New Zealand in the Maori tongue. And yet, Maori culture doesn't actually seem to have affected the lifestyle of an average New Zealander. We wonder if these nods to the Maori are true signs of cultural sensitivity, or just something to excite tourists...
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