Ten Cents 1978, Coin from New Zealand

Ten Cents 1978, Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 2006)

Coin	Ten Cents 1978

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 1978 circulated for 28 years before they were demonetised on 31 October 2006.

Mint	Royal Canadian Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	16,038,000 (16.0 million)
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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 1978.

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1978

Reverse
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

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

Krause catalogues list circulation mintage of 16,023,000 plus 15,000 proofs.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lists circulation mintage of 16,000,000.

The John Bertrand New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue lists a total mintage of 16,038,000 with no breakdown into circulation/sets/proofs.

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Ten Cents 1978: Known varieties

Variety	In sets
Mintage	Issued: 23,000 (included in total)
Details	Inferred from Reserve Bank of New Zealand, The John Bertrand New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue and Krause figures, but not listed separately by any of them.
Variety	Proof
Images
Mintage	Issued: 15,000 (included in total)

Ten Cents 1978: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Reserve Bank of New Zealand		Mint	link
Reserve Bank of New Zealand		Mintage	link	Circulation mintage
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

All (61) coins of type: Ten Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
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 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2021
Ten Cents 2022 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2022
Ten Cents 2023 (proof only)	1,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II 2023
Ten Cents 2024 (proof only)	1,250	King Charles III - Portrait by Dan Thorne	CHARLES III NEW ZEALAND 2024

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Ten Cents 1978: Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Dollar
Coin Type	Ten Cents (Large)
Issued	1978
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin
Face Value	10 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	16,038,000 (16.0 million)
Current	No; demonetised 2006
Material	CuproNickel
Designer	Reginald George James Berry
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	23.6200 mm
Thickness	1.7000 mm
Mass	5.6600 g
OCC ID	QBVY-XEWR-CBWK-OJZN

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Ten Cents 1978: Photos

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	New Zealand 10 Cents 1978 Proof Copyright: numis-kimel Source
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Ten Cents 1978: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	New Zealand KM# 41.1

Ten Cents 1978, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information