New Zealand two-dollar note
| (New Zealand) | |
|---|---|
| Value | 2 New Zealand dollars |
| Material used | Cotton-based paper |
| Years of printing | 1967–1991 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Design date | 1967, updated portrait 1981 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Rifleman and mistletoe flowers |
| Design date | 1967 |
The New Zealand two-dollar note was a banknote of the New Zealand dollar in circulation from 1967 until 1991.
The note introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the £1 note. In 1981, the fourth series of banknotes were released with minor drawing changes and a portrait update of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The note was withdrawn from circulation along with the one-dollar note in 1991, replaced by the one- and two-dollar coins released the previous year.
The two-dollar note featured Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and New Zealand native species on the reverse: the rifleman bird (Acanthisitta chloris, (Māori: titipounamu), and flowers of red mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala, Māori: roeroe).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "The history of bank notes in New Zealand". Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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