Collection

New Zealand 1967 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168as, Fleming Signature, TDLR Overprint Specimen, PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated)

The 1967 hundred-dollar specimen marks the birth of New Zealand’s decimal currency system and the brief appearance of R.N. Fleming’s signature on its highest denomination. Fleming—Roderick Ninian Fleming—had spent decades within the Reserve Bank, guiding the transition from pre-decimal sterling accounts into the modern dollar framework. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1967 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168as, Fleming Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated)

Perforated specimen of the inaugural 1967 hundred-dollar issue bearing the signature of R.N. Fleming, the first Chief Cashier to appear on New Zealand’s decimal currency. Fleming’s signing period lasted barely two years—from the currency’s introduction in July 1967 until his retirement in 1969—making any surviving hundred with his name historically significant. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1975 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168bs, R.L. Knight Signature, TDLR Overprint Specimen, PMG 62 Uncirculated)

Specimen of the 1975–77 100 Dollars note of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, and signed by R.L. Knight as Chief Cashier. This example has a large diagonal red 'SPECIMEN' overprint with matching De La Rue oval stamp and two round punch holes. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1975 — 100 Dollars (Pick 168bs, R.L. Knight Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated)

Perforated specimen of the 1975–77 100 Dollars note signed by R.L. Knight, printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It shows the perforated legend 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' across the face, the variant used for internal archive control copies within De La Rue London. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1981 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175a, H.R. Hardie Signature, Issued Note, PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine)

Regular issue 100 Dollars note from the 1981–85 series printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier. It marks the return of the hundred into circulation after a decade of scarcity. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1981 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175as, H.R. Hardie Signature, Replacement Star One-Punch-Hole Specimen, PMG 55 About Uncirculated)

Replacement-star specimen of the 1981–85 100 Dollars note signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Serial YA 000000*, certified by PMG as Specimen with a single round punch-hole cancellation and no overprint or perforated markings. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1981 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175as, H.R. Hardie Signature, Specimen with One Punch Hole, PMG 40 Extremely Fine)

Internal printer specimen of the 1981–85 100 Dollars note printed by Bradbury Wilkinson for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier. Serial YAA 000000. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1981 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175as, H.R. Hardie Signature, Side-Perforated and Overprint 'Specimen No.016', PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Specimen of the 1981–85 100 Dollars note signed by H.R. Hardie as Chief Cashier, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Bearing serial YAA 000000 and annotated with specimen number 016 (printed separately at upper right and repeated on the back), this note combines two specimen-control features: vertical perforations reading 'SPECIMEN' along both side margins and a bold black overprint 'SPECIMEN' across the face. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1985 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175b, S.T. Russell Signature, Issued Note, PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated)

Regular issued 100 Dollars of the 1985–1989 paper series signed by S. T. Russell as Chief Cashier and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1985 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175bs, S.T. Russell Signature, Overprint Specimen, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Official overprint specimen of the 1985–89 100 Dollars note signed by S.T. Russell as Chief Cashier, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The note bears black 'SPECIMEN' overprints at center and right, a red De La Rue oval stamp at lower left reading 'SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO LTD NO VALUE', and serial number YAC000000 004. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1985 — 100 Dollars (Pick 175bs, S.T. Russell Signature, Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE', PMG 67 EPQ Superb Gem Uncirculated)

Perforated 'SPECIMEN OF NO VALUE' specimen of the 1985–89 100 Dollars note, signed by S.T. Russell as Chief Cashier and printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Perforated specimens like this were retained in De La Rue and BWC archives for internal control and reference, rarely escaping destruction once design revisions began. ... Read more →

New Zealand 1992 — 100 Dollars (Pick 181s, Rutherford Design, TDLR Overprint Specimen, PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated)

Specimen of the 1992 100 Dollars issue featuring Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose portrait replaced Queen Elizabeth II on this new design printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The note inaugurates the 'Series 6' family that would transition to polymer in 1999. The front depicts Rutherford beside the 1908 Nobel medal and an atomic model symbolizing his discovery of the nuclear atom; the reverse presents native flora and fauna in bronze-red tones. ... Read more →