New Zealand 1976 20 cents

from the Stonecat Collection

This twenty cents was struck for New Zealand 1967-85 in large numbers. It is the same module as the old florin. Some dates, such as 1968 and 1970 were struck only for collector sets. A more mature bust of the queen was used 1986-89, whereupon the one and two cent coins were terminated. Coinage, formerly obtained exclusively from the London mint, is divided among that mint and the Canberra mint and Ottawa mint. The reverse depicts the flightless kiwi.

Recorded mintage: 7,516,000 plus 11,000 proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.58 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Arnold Machin and Stuart Devlin.

Catalog reference: KM 36.1.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1967 20 cents
• 1970 cent
• 1976 2 cents
• 1976 dollar
• 1980 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1976