New Zealand pound

New Zealand pound

Grocer's penny token, 1857[1]
Unit
Symbol	£‎
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄20	shilling
1⁄240	penny
Symbol
shilling	s or /
penny	d
Banknotes	10/–, £1, £5, £10, £50
Coins	1⁄2d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/–, 2/–, 2/6
Demographics
Date of introduction	1840
Date of withdrawal	1967
Replaced by	New Zealand dollar
User(s)	New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau
Issuance
Central bank	Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Website	www.rbnz.govt.nz
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The pound (symbol £, £NZ.^[2] for distinction) was the currency of New Zealand from 1840 until 1967, when it was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. Like the pound sterling, it was subdivided into 20 shillings (abbreviation s or /) each of 12 pence (symbol d).