Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, Mule
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The numeral '2' appears prominently in the right field, flanked by a naturalistic spray of Kowhai (Sophora microphylla) branches bearing pendant clusters of elongated golden flower buds and pinnate leaves extending across the field. The designer's initials 'JB' for James Berry are incused at the bottom centre of the design. No country name or date appears on this reverse, which is the standard New Zealand 2 cents reverse die. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
New Zealand decimalized on 10 July 1967, replacing the pound system overnight. In the lead-up to that changeover, the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra produced the new decimal coinage under contract. The "mule" designation here refers to a die pairing error — obverse and reverse dies intended for different denominations or issue years were inadvertently married during production, a not uncommon hazard when multiple denominations are struck simultaneously on a single mint floor under deadline pressure.
Specimens are rare. Most were caught before release.