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10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1970-1985 |
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| In circulation to | 1 November 2006 |
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| Reverse description | A traditional Maori tiki mask (koruru) occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with intricate koru spiral motifs, sinuous curvilinear patterns, and circular paua shell-style eye designs characteristic of Maori carving art. The denomination numeral 10 is prominently placed at the top of the field, flanked by decorative Maori scroll devices. The engraver's initials J B (for James Berry) appear in small letters at the lower centre, just below the mask. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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New Zealand's decimal coinage launched in July 1967, replacing the old pound system at a rate of two dollars to the pound. The 10-cent piece retained the same size and weight as the florin it displaced, a deliberate choice to ease public acceptance during the transition. Machin's second portrait of Elizabeth II replaced the Gillick effigy on this series beginning in 1967, with production of the 10-cent continuing under it well into the 1980s before Raphael Maklouf's third portrait took over.
The KM#41.1 and #41.2 varieties reflect minor die modifications documented across the run.