The first coinage of the New Zealand pound was introduced in 1933 in response to large-scale smuggling of prior British imperial coinage after devaluation of New Zealand exchange rates relative to the
Token 1 Penny, John Gilmour, New Plymouth, New Zealand, circa 1866, obverse
Token 1 Penny, John Gilmour, New Plymouth, New Zealand, circa 1866, reverse
1935 proof Waitangi Crown obverse
1935 proof Waitangi Crown reverse
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The pound 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.
Coins of the New Zealand pound
…The first coinage of the New Zealand pound was introduced in 1933 in response to large-scale smuggling of prior British imperial coinage after devaluation of New Zealand exchange rates relative…
The private trading banks that issued the NZ pound between 1840 and 1934, and the Reserve Bank until 1967.
New Zealand 10 shilling note obverse series 2
New Zealand 10 shilling note reverse series 2