Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Armistice Day coin orders open to the public
NEWS RELEASE
3 September 2018
From today you
will be able to pre-order a limited number of the newly
minted Armistice Day coin for delivery in October, right in
time for Armistice Day.
The new coin is a legal tender, coloured, circulating 50c piece.
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says he’s delighted with the design of the coin and all it represents, “This coin follows the Anzac Coin of 2015. I’m honoured the Bank was able to participate in some small way to commemorate the soldiers and service personnel of that time”.
Pre-order now through the NZ Post website
The majority of
the coins (approximately 1.6 million) will be released into
circulation from 1 October. The coins will be distributed to
New Zealand retailers throughout the country and will be
given as change when you make a purchase. Look out for them
from 1 October.
About the
coin
Issued by The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and designed by NZ Post, the coin commemorates the Armistice, when, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns fell silent along the Western Front with the signing of the Armistice. The First World War had effectively ended.
The Reserve Bank has minted two million of the legal tender 50 cent coins which will have the same specifications and electromagnetic properties as the existing 50 cent coin. It has been tested to ensure it’s compatible with coin equipment and coin vending machines.
About the design
The Armistice Day coin design, featuring the official RSA’s red poppy in the middle, surrounded by a free formed remembrance wreath that has incorporated the silver fern and koru as strong New Zealand elements. The printed white ferns on the wreath represent the past, present, and future and the three armed forces in New Zealand. The engraved koru pattern represents new beginnings, and the engraved silver fern reflects New Zealand’s national identity.
A portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II appears on the obverse. As with all the Bank’s coin designs, this coin has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
ends
Business Canterbury: Urges Council To Cut Costs, Not Ambition For City
Wellington Airport: On Track For Net Zero Emissions By 2028
Landcare Research: ANZAC Gall Fly Release Promises Natural Solution To Weed Threat
NZ Anti-Vivisection Society: Auckland Rat Lovers Unite!
University of Canterbury: $1.35 Million Grant To Study Lion-like Jumping Spiders
Federated Farmers: Government Ends War On Farming
