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 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 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 →