New Zealand 20 dollar note

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The New Zealand 20 dollar note is the current middle denomination banknote of the New Zealand dollar.

The $20 note was introduced on 10 July 1967, replacing the New Zealand 10 pound note.

Contents 1 Design 1.1 First Issue (1967 to 1981) 1.2 Second Issue (1982 to 1990) 1.3 Third Issue (1990 to 1999) 1.4 Fourth Issue (1999 to present)

[edit] Design

[edit] First Issue (1967 to 1981)

The first $20 notes featured Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, with a window watermark panel showing a portrait of Captain James Cook. The obverse featured a kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) and a miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea).

[edit] Second Issue (1982 to 1990)

This issue's design was very similar to the first issue, with the most obvious difference being the updated portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

[edit] Third Issue (1990 to 1999)

In 1990, all of New Zealand's notes were redesigned. The new $20 note featured Queen Elizabeth II and the New Zealand Parliament Buildings on the obverse, while the reverse featured a New Zealand Alpine scene, containing a karearea (Falco novaeseelandiae), Marlborough rock daisy (Pachystegia insignis), Flowering red tussock (Chionchloa rubra) and Mount Tapuaenuku.

[edit] Fourth Issue (1999 to present)

In 1999, the $20 note changed to polymer. The basic design of the note remained unchanged, although new anti-conterfeiting measures such as transparent sections of the note were added, and the metallic stripe removed.

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