Past Coinage
Changes to coinage in 1990 and 2006 has resulted in several demonetised coins. Coins have been demonitised for various reasons.
This is a list of demonetised coins:
| Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | Issue | Withdrawal | |
| 1c | 17.53 mm | 2.07 g | Bronze | Plain | Queen Elizabeth II | Silver fern | 10 Jul 1967 | 30 Apr 1990 | |
| 2c | 21.08 mm | 4.14 g | Kowhai flowers | ||||||
| 5c | 19.43 mm | 1.24 mm | 2.83 g | Cupronickel | Milled | Queen Elizabeth II | Tuatara | 10 Jul 1967 | 31 Oct 2006 |
| 10c | 23.62 mm | 1.70 mm | 5.66 g | (as today) Legend reads "One Shilling" |
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| (as today) | 1970 | ||||||||
| 20c | 28.58 mm | 2.22 mm | 11.31 g | Kiwi | 10 Jul 1967 | ||||
| (as today) | Dec 1990 | ||||||||
| 50c | 31.75 mm | 2.33 mm | 13.61 g | Intermittently milled | (as today) | 10 Jul 1967 | |||
Read more about this topic: Coins Of The New Zealand Dollar
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