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The themes and thinking behind New Zealand’s 1967 decimal coin designs

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  • Matthew Wright

    (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)

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New Zealand’s switch to decimal currency in July 1967 concluded around three years’ continuous and, at times, controversial work by officials from the Decimal Currency Board, The Treasury and the Reserve Bank, among others. Those directly involved with production of the decimal coins included a Coinage Design Advisory Committee, artists, designers, officials at the Royal Mint and even HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. This article reviews the thinking behind the themes and general imagery picked for New Zealand’s original decimal coins. Today, four of the five circulating coins use themes either applied in the original 1967 decimal release, or directly considered at that time.

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  • Matthew Wright, 2008. "The themes and thinking behind New Zealand’s 1967 decimal coin designs," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, vol. 71, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nzb:nzbbul:june2008:5
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    1. Matthew Wright, 2017. "A litmus test for society: Reserve Bank decimal note designs 1967–2017," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, vol. 80, pages 1-18, July.

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