Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, legend around, date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NEW ZEALAND ELIZABETH II
IRB
2006
Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
The barque HMS Endeavour, commanded by Capt. James Cook on his first exploration of the Pacific in 1769-1771, sailing to the right, passing in front of Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont), denomination above left, legend below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
ENDEAVOUR
JB
Designer: George James Berry Read more on Wikipedia
Edge
Plain
50 Cents - Elizabeth II (4th portrait; magnetic) - obverse
Mints
Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada
Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Houten, Netherlands (2020-date)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-2020)
Comments
This coin was first issued into circulation in 2006. It was replacing the old larger heavier copper-nickel version of the 50 cent coin first issued in 1967. The Reserve Bank of NZ & the NZ Post Office issued a Limited Edition special set of coins called "Small Change Smaller Change" to celebrate the redesign of this coin and the 10 & 20 cent coins and the removal of the 5 cent coin.
2018 mintage figures:
It has been confirmed by the RBNZ Statistics Team that the total circulating coin production for 2018 was
6m 50 cent pieces comprising 2m Armistice Centenary commemoratives and 4m Endeavour definitives.
DATE MINTAGE
2006 70 200 000
