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Detailed information about Coin: Five Cents 1990 (150th Anniversary) from New Zealand
| Description | Regular New Zealand five cent coins featured a tuatara (lizard-like reptile) on the reverse. The only exception were these coins, issued with the 150th Anniversary mint sets with a mintage of 10,000. There was also an "off-metal" proof issue in silver, with mintage of 7,000. Silver coins weigh 3.27g. The regular mint sets of the year featured the traditional five cent coin with a tuatara design. The five cents denomination was demonetised on 1 November 2006. |
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 5 (x Cent) | Type | Five Cents 150th Anniversary | ||||||
| Year | 1990 | Current | No (demonetised 2006) | ||||||
| Mintage | 17,000 (17000) | ||||||||
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| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Horst Hahne | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Raphael David Maklouf (Third Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 19.4300 | Thickness (mm) | 1.2400 | ||||||
| Mass (g) | 2.8300 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a necklace, facing right (effigy known as the "Third portrait"); around, the monarch's legend ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND; below, the date 1990. Incuse 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 1990 | ||||||||
| Reverse | A stylised kotuku bird flying to right, rainbow design in the background. The denomination 5 [cents] left of the bird. |
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| Reverse inscription | 5 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Silver proof | 7,000 (included in main number) |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 72 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 72a (Silver proof) |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mint | |||
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Australian Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 14.78 | 14.54 | 14.29 | 14.05 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Australian Mint | Silver proof | Proof FDC | 11.96 | 11.83 | 11.70 | 11.57 |
| Royal Australian Mint | Silver proof | Proof | 15.20 | 15.07 | 14.93 | 14.80 |
| Royal Australian Mint | Gem Uncirculated | 5.98 | 5.91 | 5.85 | 5.79 | |
| Royal Australian Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 7.70 | 7.54 | 7.39 | 7.24 | |
| Royal Australian Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 6.25 | 6.23 | 6.21 | 6.19 | |
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