The pound was the currency of New Zealand from 1840 until 1967, when it was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. Like the pound sterling, it was subdivided into 20 shillings each of 12 pence.
Grocer's penny token, 1857
The 1935 Waitangi crown, the first commemorative coin of New Zealand.
The private trading banks that issued the NZ pound between 1840 and 1934, and the Reserve Bank until 1967.
Image: NZP penny reverse
The New Zealand dollar is the official currency and legal tender of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, the Ross Dependency, Tokelau, and a British territory, the Pitcairn Islands. Within New Zealand, it is almost always abbreviated with the dollar sign ($). The abbreviations "$NZ" or "NZ$" are used when necessary to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies.
Proposed designs for a $1 (10 shilling) coin