Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is the central bank of New Zealand. It was established in 1934 and is currently constituted under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021. The governor of the Reserve Bank, currently Adrian Orr, is responsible for New Zealand's currency and operating monetary policy.
Image: Reserve Bank of New Zealand building, Wellington
Image: Wellington (6793353469)
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