item details
NameFive pound note
ProductionColonial Bank of Issue; creating agency; 1847 - 1856; New Zealand
Classificationpaper money
Materialspaper
DimensionsOverall: 220mm (width), 114mm (height)
Registration NumberNU000230/2
Overview
This five pound note was issued by The Colonial Bank of Issue, which was established by the New Zealand Government to issue banknotes. The Colonial Bank of Issue ran between 1847 to 1856. Before and afterwards, trading banks issued their own bank notes until the Reserve Bank of New Zealand was established in 1934.