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Detailed information about Coin: Two Cents 1978 (mint sets only) from New Zealand
| Description | The New Zealand two-cent coin was the second smallest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from the currency's introduction in 1967 to its demonetisation, along with the one-cent coin, in 1990. Its reverse featured two kowhai flowers, considered emblematic of New Zealand. Coins issued in 1978 were in mint sets only (not intended for circulation); any that were released would have circulated for 12 years before they were demonetised on 1 May 1990. |
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Dollar | ||||||
| Face value | 2 (x Cent) | Type | Two Cents | ||||||
| Year | 1978 | Current | No (demonetised 1990) | ||||||
| Mintage | 38,000 (38000) | ||||||||
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| Material | Bronze | Designer | Reginald George James Berry | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Arnold Machin (Second Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 21.0800 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 4.1400 | ||||||||
| 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. |
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| Obverse inscription | ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND 1978 | ||||||||
| Reverse | Two curved kowhai flowers and leaves surrounding the figure 2 [cents] at lower right. The artist's initials JB (for [Reginald George] James Berry) are in tiny letters under the last leaf. |
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| Reverse inscription | 2 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | 15,000 (included in main number) |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 32.1 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | Mint | link | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Canadian Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 9.97 | 9.88 | 9.78 | 9.69 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Canadian Mint | Proof | Proof FDC | 2.99 | 2.96 | 2.93 | 2.89 |
| Royal Canadian Mint | Proof | Proof | 2.93 | 2.88 | 2.82 | 2.77 |
| Royal Canadian Mint | Gem Uncirculated | 4.98 | 4.93 | 4.88 | 4.82 | |
| Royal Canadian Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 4.75 | 4.62 | 4.49 | 4.35 | |
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| Two Cents 1972 | Two Cents 1973 | Two Cents 1974 | Two Cents 1975 | Two Cents 1976 | Two Cents 1977 |
| Two Cents 1978 (mint sets only) | Two Cents 1979 (mint sets only) | Two Cents 1980 | Two Cents 1981 | Two Cents 1982 | Two Cents 1983 |
| Two Cents 1984 | Two Cents 1985 | Two Cents 1986 (mint sets only) | Two Cents 1987 | Two Cents 1988 (mint sets only) |