50 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Magnetic

Features

Issuer	New Zealand
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	2006-2020
Value	50 Cents 0.50 NZD = USD 0.30
Currency	Dollar (1967-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	5 g
Diameter	24.75 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 3927
References	KM# 119a Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 199 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, legend around, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II
IRB
2015

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

The barque HMS Endeavour, commanded by Capt. James Cook on his first exploration of the Pacific in 1769-1771, sailing to the right, passing in front of Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont), denomination above left, legend below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
ENDEAVOUR
JB

Designer: George James Berry

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)
	Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
	Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

This coin was first issued into circulation in 2006. It was replacing the old larger heavier copper-nickel version of the 50 cent coin first issued in 1967. The Reserve Bank of NZ & the NZ Post Office issued a Limited Edition special set of coins called "Small Change Smaller Change" to celebrate the redesign of this coin and the 10 & 20 cent coins and the removal of the 5 cent coin.

2015 & 2018 mintage figures:
It has been confirmed by the RBNZ Statistics Team that the total circulating coin production for 2015 was 12.7 million 50 cent pieces comprising 1 million ANZAC Centenary commemoratives and 11.7 million Endeavour definitives. This is the same for 2018; 6 million 50 cent pieces were minted, comprising 2 million Armistice Centenary commemoratives and 4 million Endeavour definitives.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2006	70 200 000	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.57	$ 0.72	$ 0.72	$ 0.91	Circulation (RCM)	79%
2006	5 000							UNC - Small Change - Smaller Change Set (RAM)	0.6%
2007	3 500							BU Year Set (RAM)	0.4%
2007	2 200							Proof Year Set (RAM)	0.2%
2008	2 631							BU Year Set (Royal UK Mint)	0.4%
2008	1 446							Proof Year Set (Royal UK Mint)	0.19%
2009	2 000							BU Year Set (Perth Mint	0.5%
2009	20 000 000		$ 0.34	$ 0.35	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	Circulation (RCM)	24%
2009	1 041							Proof Year Set (Perth Mint	0.3%
2014	300							BU Year Set ( Unofficial 4 Coin Set) (RCM)	0.05%
2014	8 000 000							Circulation (RCM)	4%
2015	223							BU Year Set (Unofficial 6 Coin Set) (RCM)	0.02%
2015	11 700 000		$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.61	$ 1.10	$ 1.30	Circulation (RCM)	11%
2016	6 000 000							Circulation (RCM)	4%
2018	4 000 000							Circulation (RCM)	2%
2019	21 000 000				$ 0.64			Circulation (RCM)	2%
2020	8 200 000					$ 0.32		Circulation (RCM)	2%

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