Ten Cents 1974, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information

Ten Cents 1974, Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 2006)
CoinTen Cents 1974

With the introduction of decimal currency on 10 July 1967, the new 10 cents denomination was equal to one shilling of the earlier (pre-decimal) currency. The two coins were identical in size and shillings remained in circulation (and legal tender) in parallel with the new coins until they were both demonetised in 2006, when a smaller ten cents coin was introduced instead.

Large ten cent coins issued in 1974 circulated for 32 years before they were demonetised on 31 October 2006.

MintRoyal Australian Mint Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage4,627,000 (4.6 million)
Obverse

Diademed and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second portrait", by Arnold Machin); around, the monarch's legend ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND; below, the date 1974.
Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1974
Reverse
New Zealand / Ten Cents 1974 - reverse photo

At centre within Māori rafter patterns, a Māori carved head (known as a koruru); above, the denomination 10 [cents]. Below the mask in tiny letters, the designer's initials JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry).
Reverse Inscription 10
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

Krause catalogues list circulation mintage of 4,619,000 plus 8,000 proofs.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lists mintage of 4,627,000. Judging by other years' patterns, this is probably (uncharacteristically) combined circulation and proof mintage.

The John Bertrand New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue also lists a total mintage of 4,627,000 with no breakdown into circulation/sets/proofs.

Ten Cents 1974: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: 8,000 (included in total)
Ten Cents 1974: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Mint link
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Mintage link
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Mintage Proof mintage
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 2010 Mintage Combined mintage
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Varieties Proof
Ten Cents 1974 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
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Royal Australian MintUncirculated (UNC) 4.93 4.85 4.76 4.68
Royal Australian MintFine (F) 1.00 0.99 0.98 0.97
Ten Cents 1974 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
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Royal Australian MintProofProof FDC 2.99 2.96 2.93 2.89
Royal Australian MintProofProof 2.87 2.81 2.75 2.69
Royal Australian MintGem Uncirculated 1.99 1.97 1.95 1.93
Royal Australian MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 1.09 0.93 0.77 0.61
Royal Australian MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09
Historic values in NZD for Ten Cents 1974 / Royal Australian Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Ten Cents 1974 / Royal Australian Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Ten Cents 1974 / Proof / Royal Australian Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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All (58) coins of type: Ten Cents
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Ten Cents 1967 17,300,010 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1967
Ten Cents 1968 (mint sets only) 75,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1968
Ten Cents 1969 3,050,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1969
Ten Cents 1970 2,066,010 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1970
Ten Cents 1971 2,828,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1971
Ten Cents 1972 2,047,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1972
Ten Cents 1973 3,533,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1973
Ten Cents 1974 4,627,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1974
Ten Cents 1975 7,025,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1975
Ten Cents 1976 5,027,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1976
Ten Cents 1977 5,032,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1977
Ten Cents 1978 16,038,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1978
Ten Cents 1979 6,041,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1979
Ten Cents 1980 28,044,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1980
Ten Cents 1981 5,043,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1981
Ten Cents 1982 18,043,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1982
Ten Cents 1983 (mint sets only) 43,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1983
Ten Cents 1984 (mint sets only) 40,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1984
Ten Cents 1985 8,032,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1985
Ten Cents 1986 (mint sets only) 28,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1986
Ten Cents 1987 21,028,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1987
Ten Cents 1988 23,736,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1988
Ten Cents 1989 9,023,100 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1989
Ten Cents 1990 (mint sets only) 28,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1990
Ten Cents 1990 150th Anniversary 17,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1990
Ten Cents 1991 (mint sets only) 35,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1991
Ten Cents 1992 (mint sets only) 24,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1992
Ten Cents 1993 (mint sets only) 25,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1993
Ten Cents 1994 (mint sets only) 11,600 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1994
Ten Cents 1995 (mint sets only) 9,560 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1995
Ten Cents 1996 12,967,719 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1996
Ten Cents 1997 8,006,282 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1997
Ten Cents 1998 (mint sets only) 6,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1998
Ten Cents 1999 (mint sets only) 4,999 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 1999
Ten Cents 2000 11,006,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2000
Ten Cents 2001 10,004,274 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2001
Ten Cents 2002 10,004,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2002
Ten Cents 2003 13,004,496 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2003
Ten Cents 2004 6,504,550 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2004
Ten Cents 2005 2,005,250 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2005
Ten Cents 2006 (large, mint sets only) 5,100 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2006
Ten Cents 2006 140,200,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2006
Ten Cents 2007 15,009,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2007
Ten Cents 2007 (tuatara) 15,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2007
Ten Cents 2008 (mint sets only) 8,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2008
Ten Cents 2009 30,003,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2009
Ten Cents 2010 (mint sets only) 3,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2010
Ten Cents 2011 20,404,700 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2011
Ten Cents 2012 20,403,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2012
Ten Cents 2013 27,003,500 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2013
Ten Cents 2014 17,000,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2014
Ten Cents 2015 21,600,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2015
Ten Cents 2016 11,101,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2016
Ten Cents 2017 (proof only) 750 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2017
Ten Cents 2018 (proof only) 1,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2018
Ten Cents 2019 37,801,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2019
Ten Cents 2020 19,201,000 Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2020
Ten Cents 2021 unknown Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2021
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Ten Cents 1974: Details
CountryNew Zealand
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar
Coin TypeTen Cents (Large)
Issued1974
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value10 (x Cent)
Total Mintage4,627,000 (4.6 million)
CurrentNo; demonetised 2006
MaterialCuproNickel
DesignerReginald George James Berry
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size23.620 mm
Thickness1.700 mm
Mass5.660 g
OCC IDJWMR-AEQP-CNPW-OYPL
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Ten Cents 1974: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 41.1