Reserve Bank of New Zealand $5 banknote

A five-dollar denomination banknote, issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. This is an example of the Bank's 'Series 7' notes, the first denominations of these, $5 and $10, went into circulation from 12 October 2015.

The 'Series 7' notes are also known as the 'Brighter Money' notes, and they are the first redesign of New Zealand's banknotes since 1999. The design of the new notes features as do their predecessors depictions of the reigning monarch, eminent New Zealanders and indigenous flora and fauna. They are printed on polymer, and incorporate advanced security features, including holograms.

A nation's banknotes not only have value in economic terms as cash, they are also embody in their design and iconograph universally recognised and respected emblems of national identity.

These notes display, as do their predecessors, depictions of eminent national figures, indigenous animals and plants which brand the notes as relating explicitly to New Zealand.