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a fluorescent patch will appear showing "5", the denomination of the note. The note has a see-through window in the shape of fern on the left and an oval-shaped window on the right. There is an image of a fern located above the see-through window, and the two sides should match perfectly when held up
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for 2015. Of the nearly 150 new banknotes released that year, nearly 40 were eligible for the award. The society said: "Printed by the
Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa, each stunning orange and brown $ 5 note displays a map of New Zealand in a gorgeous polymer window as well as numerous upgraded
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The new series was introduced in order to add more security features to New
Zealand banknotes. As surveys showed that the New Zealand public were generally content with the note design, very few design changes were made, and the design remains substantially the same as the Series 5 design. The note
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Zealand dollar on 10 July 1967. They were made of cotton-based paper. The design was selected by a six-person design committee
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patterns. When held up to the light, small puzzle pieces on the front and back of the note form a complete number 5 (the denomination of the note). The front and back of the banknote have raised ink that can be felt. On the front of the banknote, the large number 5, the portrait and the words
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New five-dollar and ten-dollar banknotes were released in
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Reserve Bank (Te Putea Matua), and "New Zealand, Aotearoa" on the back. One notable change in relation to the five-dollar note design was that Hillary's tractor was removed, in order to allow room for security features.
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1421:Oil and gas
1399:Hospitality
1370:Aquaculture
1333:Agriculture
985:Royal visit
931:Pre-decimal
822:Niue dollar
718:10 December
143:Design date
105:Design date
49:135 mm
1561:Categories
1481:Agreements
1266:Government
1025:Banknotes
989:Coronation
972:Centennial
968:Half-crown
948:Threepence
689:9 December
663:9 December
638:8 December
612:9 December
587:9 December
562:8 December
537:9 December
490:9 December
420:7 December
390:References
270:North Pole
266:South Pole
224:James Cook
190:for 2015.
57:69 mm
1426:Retailing
1392:Kauri gum
1317:KiwiSaver
938:Halfpenny
887:Banknotes
833:Historic
633:The Press
1498:Malaysia
1382:Forestry
1326:Industry
1273:Taxation
1181:Currency
980:Waitangi
958:Shilling
953:Sixpence
802:Currency
754:2 August
461:2 August
383:UV light
379:intaglio
298:tukutuku
21:Banknote
1467:Poverty
1436:Tourism
1375:Whaling
1365:Fishing
1110:History
999:Decimal
977:Crown (
178:to the
115:Reverse
80:Obverse
66:Polymer
1462:Income
1416:Mining
1005:Coins
963:Florin
335:MÄori
268:, the
234:tree.
232:kÅwhai
194:Design
129:Design
94:Design
54:Height
1503:China
1218:$ 100
943:Penny
915:$ 100
849:Coins
748:(PDF)
737:(PDF)
708:(PDF)
578:"$ 5"
523:(PDF)
455:(PDF)
444:(PDF)
290:hoiho
158:is a
133:Hoiho
46:Width
35:Value
1441:Wine
1355:Beer
1213:$ 50
1208:$ 20
1203:$ 10
910:$ 50
905:$ 20
900:$ 10
756:2013
720:2020
691:2020
665:2020
640:2020
614:2020
589:2020
564:2020
539:2020
492:2020
463:2013
422:2020
367:koru
154:The
97:Sir
1250:$ 2
1245:$ 1
1240:50c
1235:20c
1230:10c
1198:$ 5
1034:$ 2
1029:$ 1
987:) (
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877:$ 2
872:$ 1
867:50c
862:20c
857:10c
533:(5)
228:tūī
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