During the early 1800s in New Zealand, although coins from countries like Britain and Australia were in circulation, there were also private Tradesman's Tokens and notes issued by the Trading Banks in circulation, which served as some of the earliest forms of currency in the country.

In 1934, the Reserve Bank was established. The first series of banknotes featured a Kiwi and Milford Sound and a portrait of the second Maori King, Tāwhiao.

In 1967, New Zealand introduced decimal currency, replacing the previous system based on pounds, shillings, and pence. The new currency included coins in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents and banknotes in $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $100.

 

Trading Banknotes ( Pre-1934 )

Pre-Decimal Coins & Tradesman Tokens ( 1857-1966 ) 

Pre-Decimal Notes ( 1934 - 1966 )

Decimal Coins ( 1967 - Present Day ) 

Decimal Notes ( 1967 - Present Day ) 

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1935 New Zealand Silver Proof Set – Waitangi Issue Complete with Royal Mint Case

New Zealand. 1935 Proof Set. Complete silver proof set issued by the New Zealand Treasury, comprising of the Waitangi Crown and full denomination series, housed in the original leather case...
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1935 New Zealand Waitangi Proof Set

New Zealand. King George V. 1935 Proof Set (Threepence to Crown). Complete six-coin silver proof set in 0.500 fineness, presented in the original Royal Mint maroon leather plush case. Issued...
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1943 New Zealand Proof Penny - NGC PF63RB

New Zealand. George VI. 1943 Penny. Royal Mint VIP Proof ( PF ) strike. Among the rarest of New Zealand's official coinage, estimated surviving mintage of perhaps 20 examples. NGC...
$2,500.00 NZD
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1935 New Zealand Proof Halfcrown

New Zealand. George V. 1935 Proof Halfcrown. Mintage of 364. KM#5 [ 0.500 Silver | 14.14g ] 
$1,950.00 NZD