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1 Pound
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1940-1967 |
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| Reference(s) | P#159 |
| Obverse description | Printed in purple on a yellow-green guilloche underprint, the obverse carries an intaglio oval portrait vignette of Captain James Cook at right, rendered in fine line engraving. The New Zealand coat of arms is positioned at centre, set within an elaborate circular guilloche, flanked by Maori decorative motifs along the lateral borders. The denomination ONE POUND appears in bold letterpress at centre, with the issuing bank title across the top and the promise-to-pay legend, signature of the Chief Cashier, and serial number completing the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND ONE POUND |
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New Zealand retained the pound through a remarkably long run — this series bridges the Depression recovery, the Second World War, the postwar reconstruction boom, and the final push toward decimalization, which eventually killed it in 1967. The Fleming signature variants are the detail worth tracking here: the addition of a security thread mid-series marks a quiet but deliberate upgrade, and notes without the thread predate its introduction while sharing the same Pick number, making condition and signature combination the real collecting distinction.
De La Rue printed the full run in London throughout.