FOREIGN COINS STRUCK BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT

NEW ZEALAND
For Circulation

One Cent
Discontinued from circulation in 1988.

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1978 15,000,000 Bronze - 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1979 35,000,000 Bronze - 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1980 40,000,000 Bronze Incised Shoulder Folds 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1981 10,000,000 Bronze Incised Shoulder Folds 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1982 10,000,000 Bronze Blunt Tip 2 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1983 40,000,000 Bronze Round Top 3 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1984 30,000,000 Bronze Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1985 40,000,000 Bronze Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1986 25,000,000 Bronze - 2.05 g 18 mm 58
1987 27,500,000 Bronze - 2.05 g 18 mm 58

Two Cents
Discontinued from circulation in 1988.

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1980 10,000,000 Bronze Incised Shoulder Folds 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1981 25,000,000 Bronze Incised Shoulder Folds 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1982 50,000,000 Bronze Blunt Tip 2 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1983 15,000,000 Bronze Round Top 3 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1984 10,000,000 Bronze Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1985 22,500,000 Bronze Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1987 36,250,000 Bronze - 4.1 g 21 mm 59

Five Cents

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1978 20,000,000 Copper Nickel - 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1980 12,000,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1981 20,000,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1982 50,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt Tip 2 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1985 14,000,000 Copper Nickel Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1986 18,000,000 Copper Nickel Small Designers Initials "JB" 2.83 g 19.43 mm 60
1987 60,000,000 Copper Nickel Small Designers Initials "JB" 2.83 g 19.43 mm 60
1988 6,000,000 Copper Nickel - 2.83 g 19.43 mm 60
1989 36,000,000 Copper Nickel - 2.83 g 19.43 mm 60
2000 26,000,000 Copper Nickel Round "000" of Date 2.83 g 19.43 mm 116

Ten Cents

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1978 16,000,000 Copper Nickel - 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1979 6,000,000 Copper Nickel - 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1980 28,000,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1981 5,000,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1982 18,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt Tip 2 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1985 8,000,000 Copper Nickel Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1987 21,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt 7 5.66 g 23.62 mm 61
1989 9,000,000 Copper Nickel - 5.66 g 23.62 mm 61
2000 11,000,000 Copper Nickel - 5.66 g 23.62 mm 117
2006 140,200,000 Copper Plated Steel - 3.3 g 20.5 mm 117a
2007 15,000,000 Copper Plated Steel - 3.3 g 20.5 mm 117a
2009 30,000,000 Copper Plated Steel - 3.3 g 20.5 mm 117a
2011 10,400,000 Copper Plated Steel - 3.3 g 20.5 mm 117a

Twenty Cents

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1978 2,500,000 Copper Nickel - 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1979 8,000,000 Copper Nickel - 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1980 9,000,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1981 7,500,000 Copper Nickel Incised Shoulder Folds 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1982 17,500,000 Copper Nickel Blunt Tip 2 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1983 2,500,000 Copper Nickel Round Top 3 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1984 1,500,000 Copper Nickel Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1985 1,000,000 Copper Nickel Pointed Tip 5 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1986 12,500,000 Copper Nickel Small Designers Initials "JB" 11.33 g 29 mm 62
1987 14,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt 7 11.33 g 29 mm 62
1989 2,000,000 Copper Nickel Large Uneven Circular Centres "9"s 11.33 g 29 mm 62
2006 116,600,000 Nickel Plated Steel   4 g 21.75 mm 118a
2008 80,000,000 Nickel Plated Steel   4 g 21.75 mm 118a

Fifty Cents

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
1978 2,000,000 Copper Nickel - 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1979 2,400,000 Copper Nickel - 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1980 8,000,000 Copper Nickel Strong Backline to Hair 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1981 4,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt Tip 9 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1982 6,000,000 Copper Nickel Blunt Tip 2 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1984 2,000,000 Copper Nickel Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1985 2,000,000 Copper Nickel Wiry Hair, Bushy Eyebrow 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1986 5,200,000 Copper Nickel Rounded Date 13.9 g 32 mm 63
1987 3,600,000 Copper Nickel Blunt 7 13.9 g 32 mm 63
2006 70,200,000 Nickel Plated Steel Reduced Size 5 g 24.75 mm 119a
2009 20,000,000 Nickel Plated Steel Reduced Size 5 g 24.75 mm 119a

One Dollar

Date Mintage Composition Design Weight Diameter KM#
2000 2,000,000 Aluminum Bronze Round "000" of Date 8 g 23 mm 120

Two Dollars

Date Mintage Composition Weight Diameter KM#
2011 8,000,000 Aluminum Bronze 10 g 26.5 mm 121

 

Numismatic Issues

One Cent

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Bronze B.U. 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1978 15,000 Bronze Proof 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1979 25,000 Bronze B.U. 2.05 g 18 mm 31
1979 16,000 Bronze Proof 2.05 g 18 mm 31

Two Cents

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Bronze B.U. 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1978 15,000 Bronze Proof 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1979 25,000 Bronze B.U. 4.1 g 21 mm 32
1979 16,000 Bronze Proof 4.1 g 21 mm 32

Five Cents

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1978 15,000 Copper Nickel Proof 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1979 25,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34
1979 16,000 Copper Nickel Proof 2.83 g 19.43 mm 34

Ten Cents

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1978 15,000 Copper Nickel Proof 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1979 25,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
1979 16,000 Copper Nickel Proof 5.66 g 23.62 mm 41
2011 Unavailable Copper Plated Steel Proof 3.3 g 20.5 mm 117a

Twenty Cents

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1978 15,000 Copper Nickel Proof 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1979 25,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 11.33 g 29 mm 36
1979 16,000 Copper Nickel Proof 11.33 g 29 mm 36
2006 2,500 Silver .925 Proof 13.07 g 28.58 mm NA
2011 2,000 Nickel Plated Steel B.U. 4 g 21.75 mm 118a
2011 Unavailable Nickel Plated Steel Proof 4 g 21.75 mm 118a

Fifty Cents

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 23,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1978 15,000 Copper Nickel Proof 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1979 25,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 13.9 g 32 mm 37
1979 16,000 Copper Nickel Proof 13.9 g 32 mm 37
2011 2,000 Nickel Plated Steel B.U. 5 g 24.75 mm 119a
2011 Unavailable Nickel Plated Steel Proof 5 g 24.75 mm 119a

One Dollar

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1978 123,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 28.28 g 39 mm 47
1978 33,000 .925 Silver Proof 27.22 g 39 mm 47a
1979 25,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 28.28 g 39 mm 48
1979 85,000 Copper Nickel Proof 28.28 g 39 mm 48
1979 35,000 .925 Silver Proof 27.22 g 39 mm 48a
2009 2,000 Copper Nickel B.U. 26.45 g 39.2 mm 328
2011 2,000 Aluminum Bronze B.U. 8 g 23 mm 120
2011 Unavailable Aluminum Bronze Proof 8 g 23 mm 120

Two Dollars

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
2011 Unavailable Aluminum Bronze Proof 10 g 26.5 mm 121

Five Dollars

Date Mintage Composition Condition Weight Diameter KM#
1996 18,000 .925 Silver Proof 25.22 g 38.6 mm 102

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