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New Zealand commemorative coins catalog with values
See also - New Zealand circulation coinage
New Zealand in the British Commonwealth (since 1947)
Crown=5 shillings; Florin=2 shillings; Shilling=12 pence; Penny=4 farthings
George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)

1 crown 1949
silver
Proposed Royal Visit
NEW ZEALAND CROWN / 1949 / Silver fern leaf flanked by stars
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH / Head left
Coin value - 30-40 USD

1/2 crown 1940
silver
New Zealand Centennial
NEW ZEALAND CENTINIAL HALL CROWN / 1840-1940 / Radiant sun above city, standing figure in foreground
GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR / Head left
Coin value - 20-25 USD
Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-2022)
Pre-decimal coinage (1952-1966)

1 crown 1953
copper-nickel
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
E II R / NEW ZEALAND CROWN 1953 / Crowned monogram flanked by stars above design
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND / Laureate bust right
Coin value - 10-20 USD
Reform 1967 - decimal coinage
New Zealand Dollar=100 cents

1 dollar 1969
copper-nickel
200th Anniversary of captain Cook's Voyage
ONE DOLLAR / COOK'S CHART / 1769 / Map flanked by bust at left and ship at right
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND / 1969 / Young bust right
Coin value - 5-7 USD

1 dollar 1974
copper-nickel
Commonwealth Games
ONE DOLLAR / BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMES CHRISTCHURCH / Square emblem flanked by athletes
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND / 1974 / Young bust right
Coin value - 2-4 USD

1 dollar 1978
copper-nickel
25th Anniversary of Coronation
ONE DOLLAR / Parliament Building
ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND / EIIR CORONATION 2 JUNE, 1953 / 1978 / Young bust right
Coin value - 5-7 USD

1 dollar 1981
copper-nickel
Royal Visit
ONE DOLLAR / ROYAL VISIT / English Oak
ELIZABETH II QUEEN OF NEW ZEALAND / 1981 / New head right
Coin value - 5-7 USD

50 cents 1990
copper-nickel
150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi
50 / Child with shovel sitting beside tree
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND / 1990 / Crowned head right
Coin value - 15-20 USD

50 cents 2003
copper-nickel
Lord of the Rings series - Gandalf
50 C / Head of Gandalf with hat
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2003 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - 10-15 USD

50 cents 2003
copper-nickel
Lord of the Rings series - Gollum
50 C / Head of Gollum
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2003 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - 10-15 USD

50 cents 2003
copper-nickel
Lord of the Rings series - Aragon
50 C / Head of Aragon
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2003 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - 10-15 USD

50 cents 2015
nickel plated steel
ANZAC Remembrance
50 CENTS / 1915-2015 / THE SPIRIT OF ANZAC WE WILL REMEMBER THEM / Soldiers with rifles, standing back to back, black backgroundwith Maori scroll work in white
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2015 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - 2-3 USD

50 cents 2018
nickel plated steel
Armistice Day
50 CENTS / 1918-2018 / ELEVENTH HOUR OF THE ELEVENTH DAY OF THE ELEVENTH MONTH / Colored red poppy, surrounded by a remembrance wreath with the silver fern and koru
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2018 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - 2-3 USD

20 cents 1990
copper-nickel
150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi
20 / Sailing ship, H.M.S. Tory
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND / 1990 / Crowned head right
Coin value - 10-15 USD

10 cents 1990
copper-nickel
150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi
10 / Sailboats within rainbow design
ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND / 1990 / Crowned head right
Coin value - 10-15 USD

10 cents 2007
copper plated steel
End of minting of a five-cent coin with the image of Tuatara
10 / TUATARA / Tuatara right
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II / 2007 / Head with tiara right
Coin value - <1 USD
See also UK coins:
United Kingdom till 1952
United Kingdom since 1952