...New Zealand - $50 Reprint ND2021

 New Zealand

Aotearoa

Reserve Bank of New Zealand (est.1934)
Te Putea Matua

Currency : Dollar (NZD)

 

This is a second reprint of a $50, first introduced in 2016 (Brighter Money Series). The first reprint was issued with the date of (nd)2018 and also bearing the signature of the Governor Adrian Orr.

As this is a reprint, the designs are still the same as those previously issued.

Fifty Dollars

Sir Apirana Ngata (b.1874–1950), Porourangi Meeting House

Front - To the center right is the portrait of Sir Apirana Ngata (b.1874–1950). Sir Apirana Ngata was the first Māori to graduate from a university in the country and a Member of Parliament for 38 years. He was a Maori activist during his lifetime. In the centre left is Porourangi Meeting House. This house was designed by Major Rōpata Wahawaha and was built in 1888. This house is significant to the Ngata family as it is located next to the original Ngata family home.

 

This Tukutuku panel is known as ‘Poutama’. It means ‘stairway to heaven’ and is a feature in the Porourangi meeting house. Ko Poutama te ingoa o tēnei tukutuku, arā, ko te pikinga ki ngā rangi. He tauira tēnei i roto i te wharenui o Porourangi. 

 

Governor - Adrian Orr (since 2018)

Dimensions - 151.5mm x 73mm

 

Back - The kōkako or blue wattled crow (Callaeas Wilsoni) is a large, native bird with a distinctive bluish-grey body, a black face ‘mask’ and sky-blue wattles. The variety on the note is the North Island kōkako.

 

Pureora Forest Park, located in the central North Island, stretches for 78,000 hectares. It is one of the most ecologically significant forests in New Zealand and home to a large population of kōkako.

The sky-blue mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) grows throughout New Zealand. It is notable for its bright blue colour, which fades with age. 

 

To the center left are two sky-blue mushrooms. The sky-blue mushroom can be found throughout the country and it has a very distinct bright blue colour, which fades with age. 

 

Sky-blue mushrooms, Pureora Forest Park, kōkako or blue wattled crow