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Coins of the New Zealand pound, a Common card
The first coinage of the New Zealand pound was introduced in 1933 in response to large-scale smuggling of prior British imperial coinage after devaluation of New Zealand exchange rates relative to the pound sterling and large influxes of other foreign coinage into circulation.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,100
Ranked #2,218 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Coins of the New Zealand pound quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Coins of the New Zealand pound card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The copper penny and halfpenny entered circulation in 1940, ______ to anniversary of the New Zealand centennial.
Answer
corresponding. The copper penny and halfpenny entered circulation in 1940, corresponding to anniversary of the New Zealand centennial. From the Coins of the New Zealand pound article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2026 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election. 2026 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election 82 · USS Birmingham 74 · Coins of the New Zealand pound 69 · C. T. R. Wilson 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Coinage Act 1933 outlined the weights and compositions of various denominations, out of which five silver issues entered circulation over the following year, after lengthy disagreement between rival coinage design committees.
- The copper penny and halfpenny entered circulation in 1940, corresponding to anniversary of the New Zealand centennial.
- An eighth denomination of coin, the five-shilling piece or crown, was produced solely through three commemorative issues.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Coins of the New Zealand pound article was read about 5,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Coins of the New Zealand pound
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Text : Wikipedia, Coins of the New Zealand pound (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alabamacoins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
