New Zealand 1976 dollar

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 dollar was struck in 1967 and, in slightly modified form, 1971-76. Since then, this denomination has been used solely for commemoratives. Coinage, formerly obtained exclusively from the London mint, is divided among that mint and the Canberra mint and Ottawa mint.

Recorded mintage: 36,000 plus 22,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38 mm diameter, designed by Arnold Machin and William Gardner.

Catalog reference: KM 38.2.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1975 dollar
• 1976 2 cents
• 1976 20 cents
• 1977 dollar, Waitangi Day
• Coins and currency dated 1976
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