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What is the bird on the NZ 5 dollar note?

What is the bird on the NZ 5 dollar note?

Yellow-eyed Penguin
On the back of this note you’ll find the Hoiho, Yellow-eyed Penguin. This penguin is unique to New Zealand and is one of the worlds rarest penguin species.

What are the birds on NZ notes?

What are the Birds on the Back of the New Zealand Banknotes?

  • NZ$5 – Yellow-eyed Penguin / Hoiho.
  • NZ$10 – Blue Duck / Whio.
  • NZ$20 – New Zealand Falcon / Karearea.
  • NZ$50 – Blue Wattled Crow / Kokako.
  • NZ$100 – Yellowhead / Mohua.

What bird is on the NZ $10 note?

Blue duck
The Blue duck/Whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) was taken by photographer Rod Morris.

What bird is on the $20 NZ note?

New Zealand falcon
The kārearea or New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae), is a striking and majestic bird.

Who is on the $5 note?

Queen Elizabeth II
The new $5 banknote retains the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which is drawn from the same source photograph represented on the first polymer $5 banknote.

Who is the guy on the 5 dollar bill?

United States currency notes now in production bear the following portraits: George Washington on the $1 bill, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill, Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill, and Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill.

Who is on the NZ $100?

Ernest Rutherford
The New Zealand one-hundred-dollar note is a New Zealand banknote. It is issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and since 1999 has been a polymer banknote….New Zealand one hundred-dollar note.

(New Zealand)
Material used Polymer
Years of printing 1967–present
Obverse
Design Ernest Rutherford

Why is Kate Sheppard famous?

Kate Sheppard is recognised as the leader of the fight to win the right for New Zealand women to vote. She and other pioneering women campaigned so effectively that in 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world to grant the vote to all women over 21.

What bird is featured on the $10 note?

On the $10 banknote, these are the Bramble Wattle (Acacia victoriae) and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). The new $10 banknote retains the portraits of Dame Mary Gilmore and AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson, which are drawn from the same source photographs represented on the first polymer $10 banknote.

Is there a $1000 note in Australia?

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia issued Australian Pound banknotes in 9 different denominations, including this 1000 Australian Pounds banknote. They are part of the Australian Pound banknotes series. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia started issuing these 1000 Australian Pound banknotes in 1914.