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50 Cents - Charles III 1st Portrait, Non-magnetic, Set issue
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#526 |
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| Obverse lettering | CHARLES III · 2024 · NEW ZEALAND DT |
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| Edge | Plain |
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New Zealand's 50-cent coin has been effectively absent from everyday transactions for years — the denomination survives almost entirely through collector sets, which is precisely what this piece is. When Charles III's accession required updated portrait coinage across Commonwealth nations, the Royal Australian Mint (which strikes New Zealand's circulation coinage) introduced Jody Clark's first-portrait effigy of Charles across the denominations. The non-magnetic copper-nickel composition distinguishes this from any future steel-core issues should production economics shift, as they did in several Commonwealth countries during the 2000s.