New Zealand Money
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The New Zealand money is decimalized since 1967 so that 100 cents are in one dollar.
In 2006 the five cent piece disappeared and the new coins became smaller and lighter out of plated steel. Each coin has distinct properties of size, colour, design, and edge structure.
The 10 cents piece has a copper colour showing koruru a carved Maori mask. The 20 and 50 cents piece remained silver. For easier differentiation the 20 cents piece received the form of a "Spanish Flower". Divided by indents are seven segments. Its design presents a pukaki Maori carving while the 50 cents coin puts on view the Endeavour once the sailing ship commanded by Captain James Cook.
Aluminium-bronze is used for the 1 and 2 dollar coins. Both display New Zealand birds. New Zealand’s national bird the kiwi bird is viewable on the one dollar coin. The two dollar coin represents one of the countries rarest birds the kotuku the white heron. The kotuku has in Maori mythology an important place.
Even though the 1, 2, and 5 cents are disappeared prices like 3.99$ dollar are common. Translated into practise means, paid by cash the price is rounded up or down to the nearest ten cents. This method is called Swedish rounding. Paid by card the exact amount will be withdrawn.
The bank notes of New Zealand money are printed, since 1999, on a polymer substrate. Clear advantages are the notes become longer lasting, stronger, more resistant to grease, and higher difficulties forging them.
The bank notes are five (red-brown), 10 (blue), 20 (green), 50 (purple) and 100 (brown) dollars. ATMs usually dispense 20 and 50 dollar notes. 100 dollar notes are rare and are given out directly at the bank counter.
All notes of the New Zealand money show pictures of personalities important to New Zealand's history on the front and on the back are birds and plants indigenous to New Zealand and its islands.
Sir Edmund Hillary is sited on the five dollar note as New Zealand’s best known explorer. He climbed in 1953 the Mount Everest as the first and drove to the South Pole in a tractor in 1958. He obtained his place on the bank note while he was alive.
On the ten dollar note Kate Sheppard is remembered for her leadership promoting the right to vote for women. In 1893 New Zealand became the first country to give all people suffrage regardless of gender, racial or social status.
Queen Elizabeth II represents on the 20 dollar note of New Zealand money the official chief role the British Crown holds on this island.
The fifty dollar note shows Sir Apirana Ngata who was the first Maori graduated from New Zealand’s university and played an important role in reviving Maori culture afterwards.
An internationally recognized scientist Sir Ernest Lord Rutherford garnishes the front of the one hundred dollar note. He influenced in three instances basic comprehension in atomic science.
The choices of whom and what to honour on New Zealand money states the cultural diversity with its deep ties towards country and nature.
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New Zealand Money Converter
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Add the price you found in New Zealand money, it is already selected, and choose for the second box your own currency. Now, press "Click here to perform Currency Conversion". Naturally this procedure works in return, too. In the first field select your currency, and the New Zealand Money in the next field. Should it fail to work hold the Ctrl button as you click.
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