| 8 / 5 / 2002 |
| The Auckland War Memorial Museum |
| The Auckland War Memorial Museum in NZ will be honouring Sir Edmund Hillary (featured on the current $5 note) with a display showcasing his life story, and achievements, starting in October 2002. The display will also appear for a period of time in England and in the USA and will no doubt be a worthy way to spend a day honouring the world's most famous New Zealander. |
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| 7 / 5 / 2002 |
| Thomas De La Rue |
| Thomas De La Rue announced on their website on 26 March 2002 that they were ceasing banknote manufacture at their Singapore branch. New Zealand's notes were printed there from 1992 until 1996. |
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| 26 / 4 / 2002 |
| The Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
| The Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Don Brash, today announced his resignation from the position. This means that the next print run of NZ bank notes will have a new signatory, although this will probably be some time off as sufficient notes are currently held in the Reserve Banks vaults. |
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| 25 / 4 / 2002 |
| New Website |
| The website Polymernotes.com is now up and running. It is the premier site for collectors of polymer notes including New Zealand issues. |
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| 24 / 4 / 2002 |
| The 0C prefixed $1 Wilks |
The 0C prefixed $1 Wilks star note in the Noble auction sold for A$7,200plus16.5% commission. The Z 000001 10/- note sold for a record A$40,000 plus16.5%.
All prices realised are available on Noble Numismatics website. |
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| 6 / 3 / 2002 |
| R L Knight Passed Away |
| R. L. Knight, the signatory from 1975 - 1977 passed away in Wellington (NZ) today. Aged 71. |
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| 28 / 2 / 2002 |
| Lavin Collection |
The Lavin collection of New Zealand banknotes is being offered at auction by Australian auction house Noble Numismatics.
The collection includes some of the earliest and rarest trading banknotes, the serial number Z 000001 10/- of 1934 (Lefeaux) the very first note of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wilks star notes (including the unique 0Cprefixnote) and many other fine notes.
Also included are other properties including pre-decimal specimen notes and low numbered notes of reserve bank issues. The catalogue is available for viewing, downloading or purchase at their website.
I recommend the hard copy catalogue as a must for any New Zealand collector's numismatic library. Most notes are pictured!
The auction is on Thursday March 21st in Sydney, Australia. |
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| 20 / 2 / 2002 |
| Same Number Banknotes Sets 2002 |
| The RBNZ same numbered banknote sets for 2002 (02) should be available from the Reserve Bank some time in June 2002. |
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