One Cent 1983, 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 1983 circulated for seven years before they were demonetised on 1 May 1990. | |||||||||
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| Variety | In sets (Royal Mint) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 25,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Flat-top 3 in date, unlike the round-top 3 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 | ||
| 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 | 1983 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
| Face Value | 1 (x Cent) |
| Total Mintage | 40,043,000 (40.0 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 | XYRV-PEVR-CMJR-EDQG |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 31.1 |