Fifty Cents 1977, Coin from New Zealand

Fifty Cents 1977, Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 2006)

Coin	Fifty Cents 1977

The New Zealand fifty-cent coin is a coin of the New Zealand dollar. It was the largest by denomination, diameter and mass to have been introduced on the decimalisation of the currency on 10 July 1967, replacing the pre-decimal crown coin (five shillings).

Large fifty cent coins issued in 1977 circulated for 29 years before they were replaced with a smaller type and demonetised on 31 October 2006.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	2,032,000 (2.0 million)
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Obverse

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned and draped young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Second Portrait", by Arnold Machin).

The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Rank-Broadley and the Gottwald portraits.

Around, the monarch's legend and the date of issue: ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1977.

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1977

Reverse

The reverse features the barque Endeavour sailing south. HMS Endeavour was the ship on which Captain Cook became the first Briton to reach New Zealand in October 1769. Mount Taranaki (Egmont) is seen in the distance; above left, the denomination 50 [cents]; below, ENDEAVOUR.

The artist's initials JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry) are in tiny letters on the coastline to the right of ship.

Reverse Inscription	50 ENDEAVOUR

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

Fifty Cents 1977: Known varieties

Variety	In sets
Mintage	Issued: 20,000 (included in total)
Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: 12,000 (included in total)

Fifty Cents 1977: References to Information Used

Source	About	Link	Notes
Reserve Bank of New Zealand	Mint	link
Reserve Bank of New Zealand	Mintage	link	Circulation mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Mintage		Proof and sets mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Varieties		Proof and sets

All (62) coins of type: Fifty Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Fifty Cents 1967	10,300,010	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1967
Fifty Cents 1968 (mint sets only)	75,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1968
Fifty Cents 1969 (mint sets only)	100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1969
Fifty Cents 1970 (mint sets only)	50,010	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1970
Fifty Cents 1971	1,143,200	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1971
Fifty Cents 1972	1,431,045	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1972
Fifty Cents 1973	2,531,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1973
Fifty Cents 1974	1,223,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1974
Fifty Cents 1975	3,825,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1975
Fifty Cents 1976	2,027,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1976
Fifty Cents 1977	2,032,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1977
Fifty Cents 1978	2,038,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1978
Fifty Cents 1979	2,441,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1979
Fifty Cents 1980	8,044,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1980
Fifty Cents 1981	4,043,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1981
Fifty Cents 1982	6,043,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1982
Fifty Cents 1983 (mint sets only)	43,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1983
Fifty Cents 1984	2,040,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1984
Fifty Cents 1985	2,032,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1985
Fifty Cents 1986	5,228,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1986
Fifty Cents 1987	3,628,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1987
Fifty Cents 1988	8,824,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1988
Fifty Cents 1989 (mint sets only)	23,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1989
Fifty Cents 1990 (mint sets only)	28,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1990
Fifty Cents 1990 150th Anniversary	17,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1990
Fifty Cents 1991 (mint sets only)	35,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1991
Fifty Cents 1992 (mint sets only)	24,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1992
Fifty Cents 1993 (mint sets only)	25,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1993
Fifty Cents 1994 (mint sets only)	63,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1994
Fifty Cents 1995 (mint sets only)	14,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1995
Fifty Cents 1996 (mint sets only)	7,719	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1996
Fifty Cents 1997 (mint sets only)	6,282	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1997
Fifty Cents 1998 (mint sets only)	6,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1998
Fifty Cents 1999 (mint sets only)	4,999	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 1999
Fifty Cents 2000 (mint sets only)	4,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2000
Fifty Cents 2001	5,004,274	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2001
Fifty Cents 2002	3,004,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2002
Fifty Cents 2003	2,504,496	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2003
Fifty Cents 2004	2,004,550	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2004
Fifty Cents 2005	1,005,250	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2005
Fifty Cents 2006 (large, mint sets only)	5,100	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2006
Fifty Cents 2006	70,200,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2006
Fifty Cents 2007 (mint sets only)	9,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2007
Fifty Cents 2008 (mint sets only)	8,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2008
Fifty Cents 2009	20,003,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2009
Fifty Cents 2010 (mint sets only)	3,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2010
Fifty Cents 2011 (mint sets only)	4,700	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2011
Fifty Cents 2012 (mint sets only)	4,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2012
Fifty Cents 2013 (mint sets only)	3,500	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2013
Fifty Cents 2014	8,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2014
Fifty Cents 2015 ANZAC	1,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2015
Fifty Cents 2015	12,700,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2015
Fifty Cents 2016	6,001,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2016
Fifty Cents 2017 (proof only)	750	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2017
Fifty Cents 2018	6,001,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2018
Fifty Cents 2018 Armistice	2,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2018
Fifty Cents 2019	21,001,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2019
Fifty Cents 2020	8,201,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2020
Fifty Cents 2021 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2021
Fifty Cents 2022 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2022
Fifty Cents 2023 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2023
Fifty Cents 2024 (proof only)	1,750	King Charles III - Portrait by Dan Thorne	CHARLES III NEW ZEALAND 2024

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Fifty Cents 1977: Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Dollar
Coin Type	Fifty Cents (large)
Issued	1977
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value	50 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	2,032,000 (2.0 million)
Current	No; demonetised 2006
Material	CuproNickel
Designer	Reginald George James Berry
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	31.7500 mm
Thickness	2.3300 mm
Mass	13.6100 g
OCC ID	JWMR-AEQP-CNRZ-OYPL

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Fifty Cents 1977: Photos

Image	Details
	New Zealand, Elizabeth II, 50 Cents, 1977 Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
	New Zealand, Elizabeth II, 50 Cents, 1977 Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source

Fifty Cents 1977: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	New Zealand KM# 37.1

Fifty Cents 1977, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information