Two Cents 1985, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information
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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 1985 circulated for only five years before they were demonetised on 1 May 1990. Circulation 2 cent coins of 1985 were produced with a re-cut die showing the Queen with "wiry hair and bushy eyebrows". The coins in mint sets and the proof of this year however still used the old die. | |||||||||
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| Royal Mint |
| Variety | In sets (Royal Australian Mint) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 20,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Smooth shoulder folds. Unlike the regular circulation coins, where the die was recut to a low relief portrait. | |
| Variety | Proof (Royal Australian Mint) | |
| Mintage | Issued: 12,000 (included in total) | |
| Details | Smooth shoulder folds. Unlike the regular circulation coins, where the die was recut to a low relief portrait. | |
| 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 | Proof and set mintage | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof and set |
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| Royal Mint |
| Country | New Zealand |
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| Currency | New Zealand Dollar |
| Coin Type | Two Cents |
| Issued | 1985 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait, by Arnold Machin |
| Face Value | 2 (x Cent) |
| Total Mintage | 22,532,000 (22.5 million) |
| Current | No; demonetised 1990 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Designer | Reginald George James Berry |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | 21.0800 mm |
| Mass | 4.1400 g |
| OCC ID | JPMV-ROAP-CDGR-ENQG |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 32.2 (circulation coins) |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 32.1 (proofs and coins in sets) |