Waitangi crown
Videos
The Waitangi crown is a commemorative crown coin struck in 1935 by the British Royal Mint for the Dominion of New Zealand to commemorate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, often seen as New Z
Chief Tāmati Wāka Nene, signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi
Finance Minister Gordon Coates oversaw New Zealand's coinage design over the 1930s.
A relief by John Flaxman inspired the posing of the Waitangi crown
New Zealand pound
Videos
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.
Waitangi crown
…signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, often seen as New Zealand's founding constitutional document. It was the first five-shilling piece minted of the New Zealand pound and the nation's first coin minted primarily for collectors. Following the rejection of designs by James Berry and George Kruger Gray, Royal Mint…
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.
New Zealand 10 shilling note obverse series 2
New Zealand 10 shilling note reverse series 2