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shark) design; with the words "The Spirit of Anzac We Will
Remember Them" and "1915–2015" in reference to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. It is the first circulating coin to feature colour, a black background around the soldiers. The coins are limited to 1,000,000 and were minted by the
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The second one was released on 1 October 2018. It also features the standard obverse design but on the reverse it features a RSA poppy in the middle, surrounded by a free formed remembrance wreath that has incorporated the silver fern and the koru; with the words "Eleventh Hour of the
Eleventh Day of
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is a coin of the New
Zealand dollar. It was the largest by denomination, diameter and mass to have been introduced on the decimalisation of the currency on 10 July 1967, replacing the pre-decimal crown coin (five shillings). A total of 81,585,200 pre-2006 50 cent coins were issued, with a total value
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Zealand revised its coinage. The fifty-cent coin was altered due to its size being larger than most of the world's coins, and therefore being an inconvenience to the public. In 2004, 51% of the public when asked by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand if they supported reducing size of coins
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The original fifty-cent coin which circulated between 1967 and 2006 was made of cupro-nickel. At 31.75 mm (1.25 in) diameter and weighing 13.61 g (0.48 oz) it is the largest coin issued of the dollar. The original included five sections of alternate milling – the current version
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There are two commemorative 50c coins currently in circulation as legal tender. The first one was released on 23 March 2015. It features the standard obverse design but on the reverse it features two soldiers, one New
Zealander and one Australian surrounded by two ferns and a mangopare (hammerhead
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Zealand adopted decimal currency on 10 July 1967 and $ 5,000,000 worth of fifty-cent coins were issued that year. The large amount meant that no further minting occurred until 1971-the longest wait for a second year of production for any of the original decimal coins.
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s arrival to New
Zealand, a commemorative version of the fifty cent with the Machin portrait was produced with an inscription on its edge. Since no regular fifty cent coins were issued in 1969 the coin is rare. Estimated mintage; 100,000.
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the
Eleventh Month". It was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. It is the second circulating coin to feature colour. The coins are limited to 2,000,000 and were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint at Winnipeg.
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became the first Briton to reach New Zealand, in October 1769. The obverse, as per all New Zealand coins, features the reigning monarch, which throughout the coin's mintage has only been
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560:5 December
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