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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 1985 circulated for 21 years before they were demonetised on 1 November 2006. | |||||||||
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Royal Mint |
Variety | In sets (Royal Australian Mint) | |
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Mintage | Issued: 20,000 (included in total) | |
Details | Smooth shoulder folds. Unlike the regular circulation coins, where the die was recut to a low relief portrait. | |
Variety | Proof (Royal Australian Mint) | |
Mintage | Issued: 12,000 (included in total) | |
Details | Smooth shoulder folds. Unlike the regular circulation coins, where the die was recut to a low relief portrait. |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mint | link | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | Proof and set mint | ||
Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage | |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | Proof and set mintage | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof and set |
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Royal Mint |
Country | New Zealand |
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Currency | New Zealand Dollar |
Coin Type | Five Cents |
Issued | 1985 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
Face Value | 5 (x Cent) |
Total Mintage | 14,032,000 (14.0 million) |
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 | NRWK-ZEJN-CVMR-EXGL |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 34.2 (circulation coins) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 34.1 (proofs and coins in sets) |