New Zealand 50 Dollars

Description

The New Zealand dollar is the official currency of New Zealand (the Cook Islands, Niue, the Ross Dependency, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands). The official currency symbol: $, NZ$.

The New Zealand dollar was established in 1967 to replace the New Zealand pound. The first banknotes were introduced in denominations of $ 1, $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, and $ 100. Then, in 1981, the Reserve Bank introduced a new series of banknotes with improved security measures, introduced the $ 50 bill, and the $ 1 and $ 2 were replaced by coins. Between 1992 and 1999, a wholly redesigned banknote series was introduced. However, the new series was replaced by a series of polymer banknotes in the following years. In 2015, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand introduced a new series of banknotes.

The 50 New Zealand dollar note front design features the portrait of Sir Āpirana Turupa Ngata (1874 – 1950), was a prominent New Zealand statesman, who is regarded for his crucial role in the revival of Māori people. He was the first Māori to graduate from a New Zealand university, and an elected Member of Parliament, on a background with a view of the Porourangi Meeting House, that was the house for the most critical meetings of the Ngata family, in addition to being a showcase of Maori art. The design is completed with a holographic seal of a Kōkako.

The reverse of the note illustrates the Kōkako, followed by a Sky-blue mushroom, on a background with Pureora Forest Park. This note is part of the 2016 – 2018 series, and its color is violet-brown, orange, olive, and multicolor.

Text: RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND TE PŪTEA MATUA THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR FIFTY DOLLARS SIR APIRANA NGATA,  NEW ZEALAND AOTEAROA.