New Duveland dollar

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New Duveland dollar

New Duveland dollar (English) tāra o Kāinga (Māori) $ND
File:000.png File:000.png Banknotes of the New Duveland dollar, obverse $1 coin, depicting a Moa on the reverse, from where the currency gets its informal name, the Moa dollar
ISO 4217
Code	NDD (numeric: )
Subunit	6998100000000000000♠0.01
Unit
Unit	dollar
Symbol	$‎
Nickname	Moa
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	cent
Symbol
cent	¢
Banknotes
Freq. used	$5, $10, $20, $50, $100
Coins
Freq. used	10¢, 20¢, 50¢, $1, $2
Demographics
Date of introduction	January 1, 1967 (1967-01-01)
Replaced	New Duveland pound
User(s)	New Duveland Avaiki
Issuance
Central bank	Reserve Bank of New Duveland
Website	www.rbnd.gov.nd
Printer	Note Printing Australia (provides base polymer note material)
Website	www.noteprinting.com
Mint	Royal New Duveland Mint
Valuation
Inflation	3.5% (New Duveland only)
Source	Reserve Bank of New Duveland, March 2024

The New Duveland dollar (sign: $; also abbreviated ND$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Moa dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of New Duveland, including all of its external territories, and the associate state of Avaiki. As of April 2022, it was the seventh-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market and as of 2024, the eighth most-held reserve currency in global reserves.

The New Duveland dollar was introduced as a decimal currency on 1 January 1967 to replace the non-decimal New Duveland pound, with the conversion rate of two dollars to the pound (ND£1 = ND$2). It is subdivided into 100 cents. The $ symbol precedes the amount. On the introduction of the currency, the $ symbol was intended to have two strokes, but the version with one stroke has also always been acceptable.

In the context of currency trading, the New Duveland Dollar is sometimes informally called the "Moa" or "Moa dollar", since the flightless bird, the Moa, is depicted on its one-dollar coin.

Coins

Current circulating coins

Main article: Coins of the New Duveland dollar

In 1967, coins were introduced in denominations of 1 and 2 cents (bronze); 5, 10, and 20 cents (cupronickel; 75% copper, 25% nickel); and 50 cents (silver, then cupronickel). The 50-cent coins in 80% silver were no longer minted after March 1968 due to the intrinsic value of the silver content rising to exceed the face value of the coins. Aluminium bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel) 1 dollar coins were introduced in 1986, followed by aluminium bronze 2 dollar coins in 1990, to replace the banknotes of that value. In everyday New Duveland parlance, these coins collectively are referred to as "gold coins". 1 and 2 cent coins were discontinued in 1991 and withdrawn from circulation in 1992; since then cash transactions have been rounded to the nearest 5 cents.

Coins of New Duveland

Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Date of first minting
Obverse	Reverse		Diameter	Thickness	Weight	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
File:000.png	File:000.png	5c	20.00 mm	1.5 mm	2.83 g	97% copper 2.5% zinc 0.5% tin	Plain	Tuatara	The national emblem (a fleur-de-lis incorporating a Koru)	1967
File:000.png	File:000.png	10c	22.50 mm	1.5 mm	5.65 g	Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel	Reeded	Puiatahi tree lobster	The national emblem (a fleur-de-lis incorporating a Koru)	1967
File:000.png	File:000.png	20c	27.50 mm	2.0 mm	11.3 g			Norfolk Pine
File:000.png	File:000.png	50c	Reuleaux heptagon 32.50 mm (across flats)	2.0 mm	15.00 g		Plain	Giant Moa
File:000.png	File:000.png	$1	20.00 mm	2.7 mm	6.50 g	92% copper 6% aluminium 2% nickel	Grooved	Māori koruru	The national emblem (a fleur-de-lis incorporating a Koru)	1986
File:000.png	File:000.png	$2	25.0 mm	3.0 mm	9.00 g		Interrupted milled	Parliament House in Macquarie.		1990

New Duveland's coins are produced by the Royal New Duveland Mint, which is located in the nation's capital, Macquarie. Since opening in 1965, the Mint has produced more than 16 billion circulating coins, and has the capacity to produce more than two million coins per day, or more than 600 million coins per year.

Current New Duveland 5, 10 and 20 cent coins are identical in size to the former Australian, New Zealand, and British sixpence, shilling, and two shilling (florin) coins. Pre-decimal New Duveland coins remain legal tender for 10 cents per shilling. Before 2006 the old New Zealand 5, 10 and 20 cent coins were often mistaken for Australian and New Duveland coins of the same value, and vice versa, and therefore circulated in both countries. The UK replaced these coins with smaller versions from 1990 to 1993, as did New Zealand in 2006. Still, some confusion occurs with the larger-denomination coins in the three countries. This confusion has lead to talks of a currency union between the three nations, and has been extended to Calaré as well.

Banknotes

Main article: Banknotes of the New Duveland dollar

Current circulating banknotes

The most recent issue of New Duveland banknotes is the fourth series, first released in 2017.

Value	Image		Dimensions	Main Colour		Description			Date of issue
	Front	Back				Front	Back	Watermark
$5			135 × 70 mm		Red	Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse Kei Runga Kapua / Mount Luiz	Kura Hamilton, Espérance Expedition ships, Lord Howe Island	Giant Moa in a Southern Pōhutukawa floral window	July 2017
$10			140 × 70 mm		Yellow	Lachlan Macquarie Parliament of New Duveland	Rangi Topeora Ball's Pyramid Norfolk Pine tree	Tuatara in a Hoop Pine leaves circle, with a Curly palm	July 2018
$20			145 × 70 mm		Green	George Fraser New Duveland War Memorial	Eleanor Winslow Devereaux River	Poppies representing the ANDNZACs	July 2019
$50			150 × 70 mm		Blue	Donald McKenzie Giant Moa Gavarnie Valley	Henriette Rousseau Le Petit Désert Côtier Frontier settlement homesteads of Lapérouse	Compass	July 2020
$100	File:000.jpg	File:000.jpg	155 × 70 mm		Purple	Hinepare Tasbury Harbour Bridge Royal Exhibition Centre	Upi Bay, Isle of Pines Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre	Zealandia Rangatira	July 2021