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What is on the 50c piece?
Released to commemorate the turn of the century, the 50 cent piece features the Australian flag with an embossed Union Jack, however 200,000 of these coins were made with “incused” crosses.
What is on the New Zealand coins?
10 euro cent coin
20 cent euro coin$150c$2
New Zealand dollar/Coins
What place is on the 5 dollar note NZ?
Mount Cook/Aoraki
Mount Cook/Aoraki, in New Zealand’s South Island, is New Zealand’s highest mountain. It was the scene of Sir Edmund Hillary’s earliest major climbing successes, and was regarded by Hillary as one of his favourite mountains.
What is a 50 cent coin worth NZ?
New Zealand fifty-cent coin
| Value | 0.50 New Zealand dollars |
| Mass | 5.00 g |
| Diameter | 24.75 mm |
| Thickness | 1.70 mm |
| Obverse |
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What does Incuse coin mean?
So what is an incuse coin? The simple definition is the coin’s design has been impressed BELOW the coin’s surface. It is a very pragmatic design. With the main features of the obverse and reverse being below the coin’s surface, the features would not wear as quickly as your typical coin and it’s raised surface.
What is on the 20 cent coin NZ?
The large coin of 20c has the Kiwi, New Zealand’s iconic bird on the obverse side, along with a silver fern. The twenty New Zealand cent piece weighs 11.31 grams and its diameter is 28.58mm.
How much does a 50c coin weigh NZ?
5.15g
ew Zealand currency today
| Denomination | Coin design | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Cent | The barque Endeavour, commanded by Captain Cook, sailing south, with Mt. Taranaki (Egmont) in the distance under the figure “50”. | 5.15g |
| 1 Dollar | The kiwi, bringing to reality the colloquial term ‘Kiwi Dollar’. | 8.0g |
What bird is on the 50 dollar note NZ?
blue wattled crow
The Kōkako or blue wattled crow (Callaeas wilsoni) is a large native bird with a distinctive bluish-grey body with a black face ‘mask’ and sky blue wattles. The variety on the note is the North Island kokako.
How big is a 50 Cent New Zealand coin?
50 cent coin specifications Alloy Diameter (mm) Weight (g) Edge thickness (mm) Edge treatment Plated steel 24.75 5.00 1.70 Unmilled
What kind of coins are used in New Zealand?
The main coins in usage were the halfpenny ( 1⁄2 d), penny (1d), threepence (3d), sixpence (6d), shilling (1s), florin (2s), and halfcrown (2s 6d). Decimalisation of the New Zealand currency occurred on 10 July 1967, when the New Zealand pound was replaced by the New Zealand dollar at a rate of one pound to two dollars (10 shillings to a dollar).
When did New Zealand take the 5c coin out of circulation?
In 1999, Ian Rank-Broadley ‘s portrait of the Queen was introduced and the legend rearranged to read NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II [date]. On 11 November 2004, the Reserve Bank announced that it proposed to take the 5c coin out of circulation, and to make the existing 50, 20 and 10c coins smaller and use plated steel to make them lighter.
Is there a jade mine in New Zealand?
New Zealand is the only country that does not mine for their jade, the stone is instead fossicked in riverbeds and glacial valleys. This ensure the taonga (treasure) is safeguarded for future generations. In the late 1990s the New Zealand government vested ownership of pounamu to the South Island tribe of Ngai Tahu.