New Zealand coin values

New Zealand

coins

Values, images, and specifications for New Zealand coins.

Prior to 1933,

New Zealand's official

currency was United

Kingdom coinage,

although Australian

coinage was also

generally accepted.

The first New Zealand coinage was minted in

1933 in London, under King George V.

Pre-decimal currency was used from 1933 to 1965, based on the United

Kingdom's monetary system, with the same denominations and relative values.

1 penny = 1/12 of a shilling = 1/240 of a pound

The New Zealand threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, and half-crown were

introduced in 1933, the crown in 1935, and the halfpenny and penny in 1940.

New Zealand adopted the decimal system in 1967, replacing the penny with the

cent, and the pound with the dollar, and the ratio changed from 1:240 to 1:100.

Circulation issue denominations introduced

in 1967 were: one cent, two cent, five cent,

ten cent, twenty cent, and fifty cent, with one

and two dollar coins introduced in 1990.

Circulation issue one and two cent coins

were last minted in 1987, prior to being

demonitised in 1990.

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