One Dollar, Coin Type from New Zealand (showing photos)

One Dollar, Coin Type from New Zealand (issued 1990 - )

Coin Type	One Dollar

The New Zealand one-dollar coin ($1) is a circulating denomination of the New Zealand dollar. It was introduced as a coin on 11 February 1991 (with coins dated 1990) to replace the existing $1 note. There had previously been occasional issues of commemorative crown-sized dollars, but these were not meant for circulation.

The depiction of a kiwi on the reverse helps give the New Zealand dollar the colloquial name "Kiwi (dollar)", although the term was in use even before the $1 coin was introduced. The reverse design by New Zealand artist Robert Maurice Conly has not changed since the introduction of the denomination.

The composition of the alloy is: 92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel. The edge has "eight equally spaced alternate segments, four milled and four plain".

Obverse
Portrait of the ruling monarch, legend, date.

Obverse Inscription	Legend of the ruling monarch, date

Reverse

The reverse of the coin depicts two symbols of New Zealand: a kiwi facing left in the centre, surrounded by four fronds of the silver fern (Cyathea dealbata). Both the kiwi and the silver ferns sit above the legend reading the denomination ONE DOLLAR.

Kiwi are a significant national icon, equally cherished by all cultures in New Zealand. Kiwi are a symbol for the uniqueness of New Zealand wildlife. They are most commonly forest dwellers, making daytime dens and nests in burrows, hollow logs or under dense vegetation. Kiwi are the only bird to have nostrils at the end of their very long bill. Their nostrils are used to probe in the ground, sniffing out invertebrates to eat, along with some fallen fruit.

Reverse Inscription	ONE DOLLAR

Edge	Milled (interrupted, in eight sections)	Edge Inscription	None

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Coin Type: One Dollar - (35) Coins

Coin Name	Reverse	Obverse	Details
One Dollar 1990			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 40,018,000
One Dollar 1991			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 10,000,000 - Royal Australian Mint: 35,000 Total Mintage: 10,035,000
One Dollar 1992 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 24,000
One Dollar 1993 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,000
One Dollar 1994 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 20,600
One Dollar 1995 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,560
One Dollar 1996 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,150
One Dollar 1997 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,282
One Dollar 1998 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,000
One Dollar 1999 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,999
One Dollar 2000			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Canadian Mint: 5,000,000 - Royal Mint: 3,500 Total Mintage: 5,003,500
One Dollar 2001 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Australian Mint Mintage: 4,274
One Dollar 2002			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 8,000,000 - Royal Australian Mint: 5,500 Total Mintage: 8,005,500
One Dollar 2003			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,004,496
One Dollar 2004			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 2,700,000 - Royal Australian Mint: 5,750 Total Mintage: 2,705,750
One Dollar 2005			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 2,000,000 - Royal Australian Mint: 6,250 Total Mintage: 2,006,250
One Dollar 2006 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Australian Mint Mintage: 5,100
One Dollar 2007 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Australian Mint Mintage: 9,000
One Dollar 2008			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 11,008,000
One Dollar 2009 (mint sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Perth Mint Mintage: 3,500
One Dollar 2010			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 10,000,000 - Royal Dutch Mint: 3,500 Total Mintage: 10,003,500
One Dollar 2011 (mints sets only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 3,500
One Dollar 2012 (mints sets only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 3,500
One Dollar 2013			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 10,080,000 - Royal Dutch Mint: 3,500 Total Mintage: 10,083,500
One Dollar 2014 (proof only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2015			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 10,000,000
One Dollar 2016 (proof only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2017 (proof only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 750
One Dollar 2018 (proof only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2019			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 12,960,000 - Royal Dutch Mint: 1,000 Total Mintage: 12,961,000
One Dollar 2020			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mints: - Royal Mint: 8,760,000 - Royal Dutch Mint: 1,000 Total Mintage: 8,761,000
One Dollar 2021 (proof only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2022 (proof only)			Material: Aluminium Bronze Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (Royal Dutch Mint) Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2023 (proof only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,000
One Dollar 2024 (proof only)			Material: Brass Mint: Royal Dutch Mint Mintage: 1,250

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One Dollar: Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Dollar
From	1990
Face Value	1 (x Dollar)
Current	Yes
Material	Aluminium Bronze
Designer	Robert Maurice Conly
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	23.0000 mm
Thickness	2.7400 mm
Mass	8.0000 g

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	$1 2003 Copyright: New Zealand Coin Errors and Varieties Source
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