Coin | Five Cents 1991 (mint sets only) |
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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 1991 were in mint sets only (not intended for circulation); any that were released would have circulated for 25 years before they were demonetised on 1 November 2006. |
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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 1986. Incuse in tiny letters on neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM (for Raphael David Maklouf). |
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The reverse design of the coin depicts the last surviving member of an otherwise extinct family of reptiles, the tuatara (a lizard-like reptile), native only to New Zealand, shown sitting on a coastal rock. Above in the background, a gull flying.
Below, the denomination 5 [cents].
The designer's initials, JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry) are to the left of the lizard's tail. |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | The Royal Australian Mint produced 20,000 brilliant uncirculated sets and 15,000 proof sets. |
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