New Zealand 1967 10 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1967, New Zealand abandoned the sterling coinage she had used since the days of Captain Cook and adopted the decimal dollar and cent. This ten cents was struck 1967-69 in large numbers. It is the same module as the old shilling. The word "SHILLING" was dropped for the issue of 1970-85. Coinage, formerly obtained exclusively from the London mint, is divided among that mint and the Canberra mint and Ottawa mint.

Recorded mintage: 17,000,000 plus 50,000 prooflike plus 10 proofs.

Specification: 5.66 g, copper-nickel, 23.62 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 35.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1965 shilling
• 1965 half crown
• 1967 cent
• 1967 2 cents
• 1967 5 cents
• 1967 20 cents
• 1967 50 cents
• 1967 dollar
• 1980 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1967
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