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New Zealand Dollar
The New Zealand dollar, abbreviated NZD or NZ$ and often informally known as the Kiwi dollar, is the official currency of New Zealand. The Pitcairn Islands also use the New Zealand Dollar. The NZD, like the US Dollar, is made up of 100 cents. Denominations Currency is available as both notes and coins.
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100 Dollars
Features Lord Rutherford of Nelson Ernest Rutherford,
a New Zealand-born scientist who performed much early work in the investigation of the atom. Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, FRS (August 30, 1871 - October 19, 1937), called "father" of nuclear physics, pioneered the orbital theory of the atom notably in his discovery of rutherford scattering with his Gold Foil experiment. Rutherford was born at Spring Grove, (now in Brightwater), near Nelson, New Zealand. He studied at Nelson College and graduated at Canterbury College, now the University of Canterbury, with three degrees and two years of research at the forefront of electrical technology.
Features the mohua,
a bird found in certain areas of the South Island.
50 Dollars
Features Sir Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata (3 July 1874 - 14 July 1950) was a prominent New Zealand politician. He has often been described as the foremost Maori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Maori culture and language. 
Features a type of kokako (Callaeas cinerea),
a rare New Zealand bird.
20 Dollars
Features Queen Elizabeth II, the current monarch of New Zealand and other Commonwealth Realms.
Features the Karearea (Falco novaeseelandiae),
sometimes called the New Zealand Falcon.
10 Dollars
Features Katherine Wilson Sheppard (10 March 1847 - 13 July 1934) was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette. Because New Zealand was the first country to extend women the vote, Sheppard's work had a considerable impact on women's suffrage movements in other countries.
Features the whio Blue Duck (also known as the blue duck), a rare bird from the country's mountainous areas.
5 Dollars
Features Sir Edmund Hillary New Zealand mountaineer, . who with Tenzing Norgay Tenzing Norgay (May 15 1914 - May 9, 1986) was a Sherpa of Nepal, a participant in many expeditions to Mount Everest culminating in the first successful ascent, during Sir John Hunt's expedition of 1953. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first men to reach the summit, became the first to climb Mount Everest 
Features the hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin,
one of the world's rarest penguin species.
COINS
2 Dollar Coin
Features the kotuku, a bird important to Maori mythology, in flight. (Introduced 1991).
1 Dollar Coin
Features the Kiwi, New Zealand's national bird. (Introduced 1991)
50 Cent Coin
Features HM Bark Endeavour, the vessel of early explorer James Cook. (Introduced 1967)
20 Cent Coin
Features well-known Maori carving from the Arawa iwi. (Introduced 1967)
10 Cent Coin
Features a Maori koruru, or carved head. (Introduced 1967)
5 Cent Coin
Features the tuatara, a rare reptile native to New Zealand. (Introduced 1967)
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