{"product_id":"1934-new-zealand-lefeaux-fifty-pounds-low-serial-number","title":"1934 New Zealand Lefeaux Fifty Pounds - Low Serial Number","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eReserve Bank of New Zealand, First Series, Fifty Pounds, 1st August 1934, serial number T 000210, Lefeaux signature, the first Governor of the RBNZ. Printed by Thomas de la Rue and Co. Ltd. Portrait of King \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTāwhiao,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e the second Māori king by Gottfried Lindauer, an illustration of a Kiwi by John Gerrard Keulemans, and the Coat of Arms of New Zealand. On the back is a vignette of Mitre Peak in Milford Sound, New Zealand. Pick 157, Banknote Book 104a. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eResearch as of 2026 records just 61 other surviving examples (Bob Haese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e), contrary to earlier estimates from decades ago suggesting approximately 80. This previously unrecorded example is the second-lowest known serial number for the issue and is the finer of the two, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eand is only the third known with a serial number below 1,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSurviving examples are exceptionally rare in any condition and are notably absent from even the most comprehensive New Zealand and South Pacific collections.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aventine Coins \u0026 Bullion ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68356853072084,"sku":null,"price":44499.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/aventine.co.nz\/products\/1934-new-zealand-lefeaux-fifty-pounds-low-serial-number","provider":"Aventine Coins \u0026 Bullion  ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}