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Detailed information about Coin: Fifty Cents 1994 (mint sets only) from New Zealand
| Description | Bimetallic coin, issued in 1994 mint sets. |
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 50 (x Dollar) | Type | Fifty Cents (Bimetallic) | ||||||
| Year | 1994 | Current | Yes (demonetised 2006) | ||||||
| Mintage | 63,000 (63000) | ||||||||
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| Material | Bimetallic | Designer | Reginald George James Berry | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 32 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
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| Obverse | Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing pearls (by David Maklouf, known as the "Third portrait"). Around, ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1994. In tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM (for Raphael David Maklouf). |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1994 | ||||||||
| Reverse | Sailing ship (H.M.S. Endeavour) within circle. Above, the denomination FIFTY CENTS. Below, ENDEAVOUR. |
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| Reverse inscription | FIFTY CENTS ENDEAVOUR | ||||||||
| Edge | Edge inscription | None | |||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Silver Proof | 10,000 (included in main number) | (hover mouse for text) |
| Gold Proof | 500 (included in main number) | (hover mouse for text) |
New Zealand 1994 50 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof, gold. source |
New Zealand 1994 50 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Proof, gold. source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 90, 90a (Silver), 90b (Gold) |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties |
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| New Zealand 1994 50 cents - CoinFactsWiki | British Museum - coin - FIFTY CENTS / ENDEAVOUR |
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