Sky City Auckland, New Zealand Phone: Corcovada Club Website There is no admission charge to the gift shop, there is a $25 charge to get to the Observation Deck. On a nice day the views are worth the price.
Four-die hand crank "Kiwi Pressed Penny machine". Costs $2NZ and a copper blank is provided. As with the other Kiwi Pressed Penny machines there is a hole-punch on the right hand side and they sell necklaces and keychains for your penny. Be careful when using the hole punch and only turn the handle ONE revolution or it will punch your penny twice.
Machine 2 is up on the Observation Deck of the Sky Tower, outside Lift three, next to two medallion machines.Designs are:
1) 'Sky Tower Auckland New Zealand', tower,
2) 'Auckland New Zealand', Image of Islands,
3) 'Auckland New Zealand', Kiwi Bird,
4) 'Aotearoa New Zealand', native design.
Machine 3 is downstairs by the gift shop, sometimes it is inside the shop other times just outside the shop entrance. Designs are:
1) 'Sky Tower', City skyline,
2) 'Sky Tower Auckland New Zealand', Top of Tower,
3) 'Scotty', Clown light,
4) 'Scotty Sky Tower Ackland New Zealand', clown.
Token Machines 1 & 2: on the Observation deck of the Sky Tower. One design per machine. Each coin costs 2$NZ (Thanks to UK David)
Token 1 design:
1) 'Sky Tower, Auckland City of Sails' tower, sailboat with mountain behind/ Rear- 'New Zealand Souvenir Coin', (With city names) image of Islands
Token Machine 2:
1) Sky Tower Auckland New Zealand 328m, 1076ft', tower/ Rear- 'New Zealand Souvenir Coin', (With city names) Image of Islands.
Moved 1 was moved to the Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum. Designs: 1) Kiwi bird, 2) Native Tiki, 3) Tower, 4) Sailboat.
7/03/23: All machines rolling well. Machine 3 Auckland Skyline design was covered (out of order, i think) -DW |