The New Zealand two-dollar note was a banknote of the New Zealand dollar in circulation from 1967 until 1991
The note introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the
£1 note. The note was withdrawn from circulation along with the
one-dollar note in 1991, as
one-dollar and
two-dollar coins had commenced production the previous year.
The New Zealand two-dollar note featured
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
on the obverse and a
Rifleman
A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifling, rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction o ...
bird as well as
Mistletoe
Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant.
...
on the reverse.
References
Banknotes of New Zealand
1991 disestablishments in New Zealand
1967 establishments in New Zealand
Two-base-unit banknotes
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