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$10 banknote

The $10 banknote features Kate Sheppard on the front and the blue duck (whio) on the back.

Published:

06 August 2024

Series 7

Front of $10 note — Front of Series 7 $10 banknote

Back of $10 note — Back of Series 7 $10 banknote

Series 6

What's on the $10 banknote

Dimensions: 140 mm (length), 68 mm (height)

Front

The front of the $10 note has a portrait of Kate Sheppard. She was one of the most influential leaders in the campaign to give women the right to vote in New Zealand.
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. Kate Sheppard has featured on the $10 note since 1993, which marked 100 years since the bill was passed.
Next to Kate Sheppard is the camellia japonica — a symbol of the fight for the vote by New Zealand women.

Back

The whio (blue duck) is on the back of the $10 note.
Other design features include the tukutuku purapura whetu, and New Zealand fauna: kiokio (blechnum novae-zelandiae) and pineapple scrub (dracophyllum menziesii).

Use our interactive banknote

Learn more about the design features on Series 7 banknotes using our interactive banknote.

Current banknotes

$5 banknote

The $5 banknote features Sir Edmund Hillary on the front and the yellow eyed-penguin (hoiho) on the back.

$20 banknote

The $20 banknote features Queen Elizabeth II on the front and the New Zealand falcon (kārearea) on the back.

$50 banknote

The $50 banknote features Sir Apirana Ngata on the front and the kōkako (blue wattled crow) on the back.

$100 banknote

The $100 banknote features Lord Rutherford of Nelson on the front and the yellowhead (mōhua) on the back.