Single Item Sale: A State Gift to a New Zealand PM Sunday, 5 April 2026 / 7:00 pm start
State Gift Presentation Silver Tray to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Robert Muldoon (1983)
Realised: $2,600 plus premium
Lot Details
A State Gift to New Zealand’s Prime Minister of a repoussé silver tray for the opening of the Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant in Indonesia. Inscribed: “WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE PRESENTED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R.D. MULDOON PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND ON THE OPENING OF GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT KAMOJANG UNIT I 30 MW KAMOJANG, 7 FEBRUARY 1983 PERUSAHAAN UMUM LISTRIK NEGARA. 800, DELUXE” Specifications Dimensions: 28.8 cm (W) x 39.5 cm (L) Weight: 0.762 KG Purity: 0.800 Silver Actual Silver Content: 19.61oz ASW State presentation gifts of considerable value (with over $2,500 NZD in just silver content alone), are seldom seen on the open market. From the 1990s onward—especially following legislative tightening in the early 2000s—such gifts made to governmental officials were increasingly restricted under NZ law to be kept or resold. Provenance: Robert Muldoon, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sold by Dame Thea Muldoon, Offered to auction by House of Huia in conjunction with Aventine Coins & Bullion.
