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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II 70th Birthday
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Queen Elizabeth II flanked by a vignette of the Parliament Buildings at left. A commemorative overprint at right bears the inscription marking Her Majesty's 70th Birthday on 21st April 1996. The design retains the standard issue format of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand with the legal tender legend across the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND COMMEMORATING HER MAJESTY 70TH BIRTHDAY 21ST APRIL 1996 THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR TWENTY DOLLARS |
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The Reserve Bank issued this commemorative $20 specifically to mark Elizabeth II's 70th birthday in 1996 — one of the few instances where New Zealand produced a special-edition banknote for a royal occasion rather than a straightforward circulating replacement. Thomas De La Rue handled the printing, as they did for the standard New Zealand series of the period, so production was unremarkable in itself.
Terry Chipper's engraver credit is worth noting: De La Rue employed a small, highly specialized team of intaglio engravers at their London facility, and named credits on commemorative issues were relatively rare.