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2. Coins of the New Zealand pound - Wikipedia

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   Coinage was first brought to New Zealand by whalers and traders in the early 19th century. Following the establishment of the Colony of New Zealand in the 1840s, Spanish silver coins formed the bulk of currency in circulation, but silver and gold coinage from the United States, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands also circulated.

3. Half-crown (New Zealand coin) - Wikipedia

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   The half-crown is the largest of five denominations of New Zealand pound coinage first issued in 1933. Introduced due to shortages of comparable British silver coinage following the devaluation of the New Zealand pound relative to the pound sterling, the coin measures roughly 32 mm (1.3 in) in diameter.

4. Sixpence (New Zealand coin) - Wikipedia

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   After several decades of proposals, the New Zealand government pursued the creation of a domestic coinage the same year. [4] The Coinage Act of 1933 outlined the weights and sizes of the six denominations of New Zealand silver coinage, defining the sixpence as a coin weighing 2.83 grams, with a fineness of 0.500. [5]

5. Coins of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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   The coins of New Zealand comprise: Coins of the New Zealand pound , produced from 1933 to 1965, with British coinage used from 1857 to 1935 Coins of the New Zealand dollar , produced from 1967 to present

6. Shilling (New Zealand coin) - Wikipedia

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   After several decades of proposals, the New Zealand government pursued the creation of a domestic coinage the same year. [4] The Coinage Act, 1933, outlined the weights and sizes of the six denominations of New Zealand silver coinage, defining the shilling as a coin with a weight of 5.66 grams. [5] The shilling was worth twelve pence or half a ...

7. Centennial half-crown - Wikipedia

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   The coin, like other contemporary New Zealand half-crowns, had a diameter of 32 mm and a weight of 14.14 grams, and was struck by the Royal Mint in .500 fineness silver. Unlike the Waitangi crown, the first New Zealand commemorative issue, a large mintage of 100,800 coins was produced and released directly into circulation at face value ...

8. Threepence (New Zealand coin) - Wikipedia

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   The New Zealand threepence is a coin of the New Zealand pound issued from 1933 to 1965. Equal to three pence, the coin was the smallest in size of all New Zealand pound coinage and the smallest in denomination of the initial 1933 issue of New Zealand pound coinage, produced due to shortages of British silver coins resulting from the devaluation of local currency relative to the pound sterling.

9. New Zealand pound - Wikipedia

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   Initially, British and Australian coins circulated in New Zealand. The devaluation of the New Zealand pound relative to sterling in the 1930s led to the issue of distinct New Zealand coins in 1933, in denominations of 3d, 6d, 1/– (one shilling), 2/– (or florin) and 2/6 (half-crown), minted in 50% silver until 1946 and in copper-nickel from ...