One Cent 1981, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information
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The New Zealand one-cent coin was the smallest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from the currency's introduction in 1967 to its demonetisation, along with the two-cent coin, in 1990. With a diameter of 17.53 millimetres, it is the smallest coin ever issued of the dollar, and at 2.07 grams in mass the lightest as well. Coins issued in 1981 circulated for 9 years before they were demonetised on 1 May 1990. | |||||||||
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| Royal Mint |
| Variety | In sets (Royal Mint) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 25,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Round hole in 8 of date, unlike the oval hole in circulation coins. | |
| Variety | Proof (Royal Mint) | |
| Mintage | Issued: 18,000 (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 | Mint | Proof and Set mint | ||
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mintage | link | Regular mintage | |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | Varieties mintage | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof and Set |
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| Country | New Zealand |
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| Currency | New Zealand Dollar |
| Coin Type | One Cent |
| Issued | 1981 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
| Face Value | 1 (x Cent) |
| Total Mintage | 10,043,000 (10.0 million) |
| Current | No; demonetised 1990 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Designer | Reginald George James Berry |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | 17.5300 mm |
| Mass | 2.0700 g |
| OCC ID | RDKL-MOMK-CXWB-ONZB |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 31.1 |