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The New Zealand five-cent coin was the lowest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from 1990 to 2006. The five-cent coin was introduced when the New Zealand dollar was introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the New Zealand sixpence coin, which - having exactly the same dimensions - remained legal tender and in parallel use. Coins issued in 1979 were in mint sets only (not intended for circulation); any that were released would have circulated for 27 years before they were demonetised on 1 November 2006. | ||||||||||||
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Royal Mint |
Variety | Proof | |
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Mintage | Issued: 16,000 (included in total) |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mint | link | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Currency | New Zealand Dollar |
Coin Type | Five Cents |
Issued | 1979 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
Face Value | 5 (x Cent) |
Total Mintage | 41,000 |
Current | No; demonetised 2006 |
Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Reginald George James Berry |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 19.4300 mm |
Thickness | 1.2400 mm |
Mass | 2.8300 g |
OCC ID | ZQRA-PEBN-CNXG-EYJD |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 34.1 |