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  • Other Name

    NZ Kiwi Dollar Collection: 2 coins, 2 banknotes (full name)

  • Description

    NZ Kiwi Dollar Collection: 2 coins, 2 banknotes

    two coins and two notes in folder

    one dollar coin, obverse: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; legend: ELIZABETH II / NEW ZEALAND / 1990

    one dollar coin, reverse: design of a kiwi with four ferns surrounding it, "ONE DOLLAR" inscribed below

    two dollar coin, obverse: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II; legend: ELIZABETH II / NEW ZEALAND / 1990

    two dollar coin, reverse: design of a kotuku in flight, "TWO DOLLARS" inscribed below

    one dollar note, face: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, with text: THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ONE DOLLAR / RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

    one dollar note, back: design of a piwakawaka perched on a branch, clematis to the left, with text: ONE DOLLAR / RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

    two dollar note, face: effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, with text: THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO DOLLARS / RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

    two dollar note, back: design of a rifleman in flight, mistletoe to the left, with text: TWO DOLLARS / RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

    notes and coins both secured in a yellow folder with a New Zealand flag on the cover; folder has information about the change to decimal currency; cardboard insert with Reserve Bank of New Zealand coat of arms sits inside the folder; set secured in a yellow sleeve with New Zealand flag on front, with text: NEW ZEALAND / KIWI DOLLAR COLLECTION; reverse of sleeve has specifications of coins.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    2017.x.722 (temporary accession number)

  • Department
coin set, 2017.x.722, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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