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The pound (symbol £, £NZ. [1] for distinction) was the currency of New Zealand from 1933 until 1967, when it was replaced by the New Zealand dollar.Prior to this, New Zealand used the pound sterling since the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
The banknotes of New Zealand comprise: Banknotes of the New Zealand pound , produced from 1840 to 1967 Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar , produced from 1967 to present
The New Zealand dollar was initially pegged to both the British pound sterling and the United States dollar at NZ$1 = UK£ 1 ⁄ 2 = US$1.40. On 21 November 1967 sterling was devalued from UK£1 = US$2.80 to US$2.40 (see Bretton Woods system ), but the New Zealand dollar was devalued even more from NZ$1 = US$1.40 to US$1.12, to match the value ...
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
The New Zealand five-dollar note is a New Zealand banknote.It is issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and since 1999 has been a polymer banknote.It was first issued on 10 July 1967 when New Zealand decimalised its currency, changing from the New Zealand pound to the New Zealand dollar.
The first New Zealand banknotes were released on 1 August 1934, signed by the first Governor of the Reserve Bank, Leslie Lefeaux.The first issue was printed by Thomas de la Rue and his company based in London, and included notes with the denomination of 10/- (ten shillings), £1 (one pound), £5 and £50.
The coins of the New Zealand dollar are used for the smallest physical currency available in New Zealand. The current denominations are ten cents, twenty cents, fifty cents, one dollar and two dollars. The $1 and $2 coins are minted in a gold colour, the 20c and 50c coins are silver colour and the 10c coin is plated in copper. Larger denominations of the New Zealand dollar are minted as ...
The New Zealand one-hundred-dollar note is a New Zealand banknote.It is issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and since 1999 has been a polymer banknote.It was first issued on 10 July 1967 when New Zealand decimalised its currency, changing from the New Zealand pound to the New Zealand dollar.