One Dollar 1978 Opening of Parliament (Beehive), Coin from New Zealand - detailed information
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When decimal currency was introduced in New Zealand on 10 July 1967, there was no new circulating denomination with the size and specifications of the old one crown piece, in which only commemorative coins had been issued; the new (large) fifty cents were equivalent in value but not in size. New Zealand issued crown-sized commemoratives with the specifications of the old crown, based on the British pre-decimal Crown. Until the introduction of the smaller circulating dollar coin in 1990, these coins had a one dollar denomination; later issues were denominated as five dollars. These coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation. In 1978 the large dollar coin commemorated the opening of the new Parliament Building (known as the Beehive, hence the nickname of the coin too) and the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. | |||||||||
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| Variety | In sets, Royal Canadian Mint | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 23,000 (included in total) | |
| Variety | Silver proof, Royal Canadian Mint | |
| Mintage | Issued: 33,000 (included in total) | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mint | link | ||
| Royal Canadian Mint | 1978 | Mint | Proof and sets mint | |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Royal Canadian Mint | 1978 | Varieties | Proof and sets |
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