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5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Mule
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Weight | 2.83 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A mule reverse employing the Canadian 10 cents die (KM#77), depicting the famous racing schooner Bluenose under full sail, heeling to the left amid stylised waves. The legend 'CANADA' arcs above the vessel, '10 CENTS' appears below in the exergue area, and the date '1981' is positioned to the right of the design. This die was struck in error in combination with a New Zealand 5 cents obverse die, creating a notable numismatic mule. |
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KM#64 designates what is technically a mule — the obverse die from the smaller circulation coinage was paired with mismatched reverse tooling during a production run at the Royal Australian Mint, which struck New Zealand's coinage under contract during this period. Mules of this type emerged without deliberate intent and were released into circulation before the error was caught.
New Zealand's 1981 five-cent mules are documented but not exhaustively catalogued by die marriage, leaving the true extent of the striking still debated among specialists.