Money: currency in New Zealand
Issuing or reproducing “bank notes” and “coins”: the Reserve Bank’s guidelines
Information on the statutory requirements related to the issuing and reproduction of bank notes and coins.
Guidelines regarding issuing or reproducing “bank notes” and “coins”.
The Act governing currency issue in New Zealand
Currency
Explaining New Zealand currency (PDF 992KB) contains general information on New Zealand's bank notes and coins, including pictures.
You can order a free booklet and an A2 poster (from our Publications order form) which displays our polymer note designs and general circulation coins, including the new smaller and lighter 10, 20 and 50 cent coins.
Coins
A look at the history of coinage in New Zealand, from 1840 to 2006. This includes information on the history, design and number of mintings for the imperial and decimal coins, commemorative coins and the coins we use today.
History of New Zealand coinage
New Zealand coinage specifications
Mintings of New Zealand coins, the number of coins
Pukaki on the nation's coinage: about the image on New Zealand’s 20 cent coins.
For more information about the changes to New Zealand's "silver" coins visit www.newcoins.govt.nz.
Bank notes
A look at the history of bank notes in New Zealand, from 1934 to 2006. This includes information on the history and design of our notes, who signs our notes, New Zealand’s move to decimal currency, the change from paper notes to polymer notes and how many notes are in circulation.
History of bank notes in New Zealand
Security features of New Zealand’s Banknotes also available as PDF (138KB)
Signatories on Reserve Bank of New Zealand bank notes
Statistics on the number of bank notes in the hands of the public
The polymer bank notes (PDF 115KB) brochure tells you how to handle the polymer notes and how to tell if the notes are genuine.
The $10 millennium bank note
Security features of the $10 millennium note
Money for the new millennium (PDF 274KB) is a brochure on the special $10 millennium notes.
Celebrating the new millennium with the commemorative $10 bank note: an explanation of design (PDF 671KB) looks at the design of the special $10 millennium bank note.
