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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1967-1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in three-quarter view occupies the right side of the note, rendered in intaglio against an intricate guilloche underprint in red and pale yellow. The denomination numeral '5' appears in ornate lathe-work vignettes at the left and lower-right corners, with the legal tender inscription centred above. The issuer name is set in bold letterpress across the lower border panel. |
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| Signature(s) | Fleming Wilks Knight Hardie |
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New Zealand's decimal transition came on 10 July 1967, when the dollar replaced the pound at a two-to-one conversion rate. This series was ready for that launch date, printed by De La Rue in London across what became a fourteen-year run — unusually long for a single design series, and a reflection of how cautious the Reserve Bank was about commissioning redesigns during a period of persistent inflation that was quietly eroding the note's purchasing power anyway.
Four separate signatories across the run make date-signature combinations the primary collector variable here. Fleming signed earliest; Hardie's signature corresponds to the final years before the 1981 replacement series.