new zealand changed to decimal currency on 15 february 1971.
new zealand changed to decimal currency on 15 february 1971.
when did new zealand change to decimal currency?
15 february 1971
switching to decimal currency had been proposed in new zealand since the 1930s, although only in the 1950s did any plans come to fruition. in 1957, a committee was set up by the government to investigate decimal currency. the idea fell on fertile ground, and in 1963, the government decided to decimalise new zealand currency. the decimal currency act was passed in 1964, setting the date of transition to 10 july 1967. words such as "fern", "kiwi" and "zeal" were proposed to avoid confusion with the word "dollar", which many people at the time associated with the united states dollar. in the end, the word "dollar" was chosen anyway, and an anthropomorphic dollar note cartoon character called "mr. dollar" became the symbol of transition in a huge publicity campaign.
new zealand dollar
bullet::::- decimal currency: machin design of 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 (4 stamps), 17 june









































bullet::::- ninth british commonwealth games (3 stamps), edinburgh, 15 july









































bullet::::- philympia 1970 stamp exhibition (3 stamps), 18 september









































bullet::::- christmas 1970 (3 stamps), 25 november









































section::::queen elizabeth ii (decimal currency).









































section::::queen elizabeth ii (decimal currency).:1971.









































bullet::::- decimal currency machins: p, 1p, p, 2p, p, 3p, p, 4p, 5p, 6p, p, and 9p (12 stamps), 15 february









































bullet::::- 'ulster ’71' paintings (3 stamps), 16 june









































bullet::::- literary anniversaries (3 stamps), 28 july









































bullet::::- decimal currency machin: 10p small format (1 stamp), 8 august
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