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welcome! We hope that your 2015 is off to a great star t. The Stamps and Coins team has been very busy for the past few month s. We've been bowle d for six by the excitemen t of th e ICC Cricke t Wor ld Cup 2015, and the cri cket-ball shaped stam ps and curved coin have been well received by all. We've also been working hard with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and other key stakeholders to bring you New Zealand 's first coloure d circulating comme mora tive coin, With the coin now in circulation , we hope you were able to get your hands on one! David Galt, President of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand, gives us a little ins ight on page 8 as to why a new commemorative circulating coin is such a big milestone for New Zealand currency. Plus we'll be giving away the '2015' 10z silver proof coin from our 20 15 The Spirit of Anzac product range , check out page 5 for details. This issue is full of information about our latest stamps and coins. as well as brand-new stamps from Niue and Tokelau . Plus we have a sneak preview of two of our upcoming stamp issues , New Zealand Nat ive Seashells and Kiwi Kitchen , that you can read all about on page 9, If you have any feedback or suggestions relating to stamp and coin issues or content in th is issue of Focus , please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Simon Allison Head of Stamps and Coins
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The officiaL Launch of an historic coin 2015 marks 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign, in which New Zealand fought alongside Australia in the First World War, and where the 'Spirit of Anzac' was formed. To commemorate this event, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issued New Zealand's first-ever coloured commemorative circulating coin, which was designed alongside our current World War One programme and will be exclusively distributed by New Zealand Post and Kiwibank. At lOam on 10 Febru ary 2015, the special coin was announced at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington by His Excell ency, Lieut enant General The Right Honour able Sir Jerry Matepara e, GNZM. OSO. Governo r -General of New Zealand. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governo r Graeme Wheeler and New Zealand Post Group CEO Bri an Roche, The comme mo rative 50-ce nt piece has been r eleased in circu lation alongside New Zealand's existing currency, With ju st one million coins produ ced. Reserve Bank Govern or Graeme Wheeler expected it "t o be very popular and highly sought aft er ", "The coin features New Zealand and Australian soldiers standing back to back with their heads bowed in remembrance.' said Br ian Roche of renowned artis t Dave Burk e's coin design, "The mangopare [hammerhead shar k] patt ern symbolises str ength and determination. and the silver fern refl ects New Zealand's nati onal identity,"
The coins have been minted and colour stamped by the Royal Canadian Mint. using a special 'print pad' technology , If you haven't order ed your 20 15 The Spir it of Anzac commemorative circulati ng coin, ma ke sure you do so today, There is a rang e of collec tables in the issue. incl uding a 1oz silver pr oof vers ion of thi s significant coin, Please refer to the or der form for detail s,
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Launch of Gallipoli coin set Berlin Four nations unite to launch the Gallipoli coin set 100years on, four of the countries touched by the Gallipoli cam paign of the First World War have contributed stunning silver proof coins to a unique coin set. This special coll ectable celebrates the friendship now shar ed by New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Turkey . The coin set was officially launched on 28 January at the World Money Fair in Berlin. The launch was hosted by the Royal Australian Mint , and was attended by mints and coin dealers from around the world . Special guests included the amba ssadors to Germany of each of the countries repre sented in the set. Two members of New Zealand Post's Stamps and Coins team - Nauman Chaudhry and Helcia Knap - attended the launch and received very posit ive feedback about New Zealand's Anzac Cove coin, wh ich is included in the set. This unique set is availabte to order now - see the order form for details.
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Richard Payne Graph ic Design Specialist BDes (Honsl VisuaL Communication Design
Hannah StancLiffe-Wh ite Visual Communication Specialist BDI CuLture and Context + Marketing
How Long have you been part of th e Stamps and Coins team?
How Long have YDU been part of the Stamp s and Coins team?
About six years . In that time I have met some great people and worked on severaLstam p and coin issues.
I joi ned the team as a bright -eyed, bushy tailed gra duate in October 2013.
What is your favour it e stamp or coin issue that you've designed?
What is your favourite stamp or coin issue that you've designed?
That wouLd have to be the Webb Ellis Cup 3D stam p. It was an exciti ng process work ing in conj uncti on with OuterAspect to come up with tec hnolo gy never 'seen before on a New Zealan d stamp. The pr inting technique applie d to th e stamp gives the Webb Ell is Cup such incredibLe depth and dim ension.
I'm going to have to go wi th Endangered Seabirds. We're always trying to incorporate new technolog ies into our wor k, so I spent a lot of time with the production team and the pri nters getti ng the thermochromic silhoue ttes correc t. It was awesome that we were able to fully ill ustrate the sad rea lities of the decl ine in seabir d population numb ers, as well as illust rate the threats these bird s were up against - so that we can. I hope do some thing about it!
What is your favourite stam p or coin issue that you didn 't design ? The 50 Years of Friendshi p: New Zealand and Samoa , designed by renowned art ist Michel Tuffery. I Love everything about this coin; the research that went into th e design and every aspect of the coin design itself are so detailed and in-depth. The packaging too (the ava bowL! is unique and really enhances the whoLe story. Both visually and conceptually, it's a st rong coin.
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Special Anzac Day datestamp To mark the centenary of the Galli poli landings. we're pr oud to announce that we will be doing a special datestamp for 25 April 2015. If you would like your stam ps cancelled wit h this datestamp . please send your items to the foll owing address by 24 April 2015: Gallipoli Ca~ ce lla t i o n Coll ectables and Solutions Centre Private Bag 3001 Whanganui 4540 New Zealand
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies draw
To celebrate th e release of The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies. we gave away the winner 's choice of a trip for two to the Hobbiton Movie Set or a 1oz gold proof coin from our The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies coin issue. To enter. people had to pur chase a presentation pack or brilliant uncir culated coin from our The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies stamp and coin issue, The luc ky winner of th e 10z gold pr oof coin worth $3.395.00 is Claire Hicks fr om the United Kingdom .
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A circulating commemorative coin at last... David Galt FRNSNZ President, Royal Numismatic Societyof New Zealand New Zealand's public and stamp collectors have enjoyed a rich environmen t of comme mo rati ve stam ps on their everyday mail for decades. You have to go back to the early 1950s to find a year wi thout a commemo rative stamp . It's not so in New Zealand coins. From 1933 when the firs t official New Zealand coins were issued unt il 2015, there was just one circ ula ting New Zealand commemorative coin - the 1940 silver half-c rown, with a face value translated into 25 cents of decimal currency. It showed a Maori wahi ne against a backdr op of a Maor i pa and modern 1940 high -rise build ings, celebra ting the 1DOth anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi with a somewhat idealised view of progress over 100 years. The design by L C Mitchell must have gripped the public imagination though . The coin was immediately hoar ded by the public of the day, despite 100,800 being released into circulation at face value. We know this because they turn up in large numbe rs in slightly circulated condition and never heavily worn . There is just enough wear to show that some were used for a time. Half a crown was a signi ficant sum to put aside at the time - a quarter of the weekly wage of a young school leaver, or $11 in today's money. It might have paid the people of the day to keep it though. Even an average one now retails for $25 and an uncirculated one brings $ 150. The coins are popular wit h overseas collec tors as well as with Kiwis. The circula ting commemorative drought has broken at last wi th the issue of New Zealand's fir st coloured circula ting coin as well as a world fir st - the fir st padprinted coin put into circu latio n. The Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand has been campaigning for years for this issue. It matt ers because there is still a good demand from the public for circulation coins for easy, fast, cash transac tio ns. Their use gives the public the chance to see our history, art, culture and heroes , our work and our playa s they go about their everyday transactions. We can all feel that pride as we are remin ded of things that reall y matt er to us. And, of course , people can sta rt takin g mor e interest in coins.
commemoratives since its 197350 pence for accession to the European Economic Community. The United States has been in the business much longer with two distinct bur sts, but has excelle d itself with commemorative quart ers 125-cent piecesl honourin g each state since 1999 and currently cele brating national parks. The Eur opean Union allo ws each mem ber state to issue commemo rative 2 euro coins each year and generates some wonderfu l designs that cross borders, cele brating for instance the Olym pics ; the tenth anniversary of the euro, and nati onal heroes. You can see from these other exam ples that we could have a lot more to look forw ard to. The gr eat thing about it is tha t it can even be self-fun ding. If enough people put the coins aside, the Government need not be up for a cent towards the cost. So congra tulations to New Zealand Post, Reserve Bank and the Government for making it happen. The coin itself has a design to be proud of. With Australian and New Zealand soldiers standing back to back with heads bowed in remembrance , it captures the essence of Anzac for Kiwis well. Also to be congratulated is the designer, Dave Burke, an artist whose work surely deserves further platforms. We'r e off to a good start. It was fitting that the coin was launc hed by Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jer ry Mateparae, GNZM, 050, Governor-General of New Zealand, with suppor ting speeches by the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Graeme Wheeler , and the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Post Group, Brian Roche. Perh aps the best thing in the speeches at the offic ial launch ceremo ny at Governm ent House on Tuesday 10 Februa ry was th e hint fr om Graeme Wheeler of mor e to come. The Reserve Bank says on its websit e that it "will assess demand for the Anzac circ ula ting commemo rative coin before making any decisions about fut ur e mi nts of circ ulating comme morative coins." Let' s not waste this opportuni ty!
With this issue, we are joining other developed countries that celebrate the thin gs they value in their pocket change. Australia has a huge numb er of commemora tives in circ ula tion , wi th its firs t decima l commemora tive dating back to 1970 for Captai n Jam es Cook's voyage of discovery to Australia, just aft er his fir st visit to New Zealand. Britain has been issuing decimal
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New Zealand is home to a number of diverse species, many of which live in our oceans. In this marine fauna stamp issue, we take a look at the native shells that can be found on our shor es. Shells are hard, protect ive, outer layers cr eated by cr eatures that live in the ocean. By the tim e they've washed up on our shores, the cr eatures that cr eated the shells would have long since decomposed. The shells photographed for this stamp issue are part of Te Papa Tonqarewas extensive collect ion.
Contemporary New Zealand artist Jason Kelly br ings class ic Kiwi cooking to life on this vibrant, retro -style stamp issue, Kiw i Kitchen. In the same style as his ser ies of work titled 'Sweet As', this stamp issue contain ing 18 stamps celebrates all kinds of Kiwi favourites, from onion dip to whitebait fritters. The artwork on each of the stamps has been hand -painted on recycled wood panels and then shrunk to stamp size. Keep an eye out for this unique issue in July .
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Hosted in beautiful. sunny Hawke's Bay at the Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale. Baypex 2014 was an excellent opportunity for both local and international communities to come together. A feature of the event was the Australasian challenge, where nine teams of exhibitors from Australian states and the North and South Islands of New Zealand competed for the top prize. The Ed Druce Memorial trophy was awarded to the North Island , New Zealand team .
Capital Stamp Show 2015 Hosted by the Wellington Philatelic Society, the Capital Stamp Show 2015 will take place from 23 to 25 October at TSB Bank Arena in central Wellington. 2015 marks 150years of Wellington as the nation's capital, and to mark this occasion, the Capital Stamp Show has invited international collectors to compete in the Nations Challenge . There will be two special Personalised Postage labels available to purchase prior to and at the show, featuring the ' Nikau' palm tree sculptures and the 'Ferns' sculpture that feature in the Civic Square. If you'd like to know more about the Capital Stam p Show, head to nzpf.org .nz and click on 'exhibitions'. www .nzpost.co.nl/stamps
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2015 Year of the Sheep The Chinese Zodiac consis ts of 12 signs of the zodiac - rat, ox, tiger, rab bit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Also known as the Yea r of the Ram or Goa t, the sheep is the eighth anima l in the Chinese lunar calendar, and is known to be gentle and calm. Date of issue: 14 January 2015 Designer: Asiaworks, Auckland, New Zealand Printer : Southern Colour Print Ltd by offset lithography Withdrawal date: 13 January 2016
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1915 The Spirit of Anzac In 191 5 New Zealand's role in the First World War reached a new level. In near- impossible condit ions. the New Zealand Expediti onary Force took part in th e Galli poli campaign alongside our Australian neighbours. The Australian and New Zealand Arm y Corps [ANZACI was for med, the spiri t of Anzac was born and it lives on to th is day. Dat e of issue: 23 March 2015 Design er : Strategy Design and Adver tising Pr inter : Southern Colour Print Ltd by offset lithogra phy Withdrawal dat e: 22 March 2016
Anzac 2015 - New Zealand and Australia Joint Issue New Zealand Post is proud to partner with Austral ia Post to mark 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign. This unique stamp and coin issue commemorates the relationship that New Zealand and Australi a share under the banner of the Austra lian and New Zealand Army Corps [ANZAC!. Date of issue: 7 Apri l 2015 Designer : Australia Post Design Studio, Melbour ne, Australia Printer: McKell ar Renown by offse t lithography Withdrawal date : 6 April 2016 www.nzpos t.co.nzlstamp s
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New issues from Niue and Tokelau Niue Hiapo ' Hiapo' is th e Niu ean w ord for tap a clo th . a trad itional art for m th at w as popular In the mid-to-late 19th ce n tury and IS curre n tly expenencing a resurge nce in Niue. Hiapo was made by layenng th e pieces of cloth together The artwork feat ured on hiapo was often fr eeha nd. de pic ting representations of plant l ife and peo ple from N iue .
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Date of issue: 7 Aprit 2015 Number of stamps: Four gummed Denominations: 30c, $1.40, $2.00 and $4.00 Stamps and first day covers designed by: New Zealand Post, Well ingt on, New Zealand Printer: Collec tables and Solutio ns Centre, New Zeatand Post, Whanganu i. New Zeatand Number of colours: Four pr ocess colours Stamp size and format: 40mm x 30mm [landscape] Paper type : Tulli s Russelll04gsm red phosphor gumm ed stamp paper Number of stamps per sheet: 16 Perforation gauge : 13.33 Period of sal e: Untess stocks are exhausted earl ier , th ese stam ps will remain on sale until 6 April 2016
Tokelau Traditional Fishing Tokela u is a group of t hree small atolls ma kin g it the perfec t place to fish . Fishing comm unit ies in Tok elau have thei r own trad itional me thods and equipment for catc hing diffe re n t kinds of hsh , and th is stamp Issue loo ks at four of the met hods used to catch atu [sk ipjack] , laulaufau [moorish ido ls]. tnenini [convict tan g l and
pala lwahool. Date of issue: 7 Apr il 2015 Number of stamps: Four gummed Denominations : 45c, $1.40, $2.00 and $3.00 Stamps and first day cover designed by: New Zealand Post, Wellington, New Zealand Printer: Collectabl es and Soluti ons Centre, New Zealand Post, Whanganui, New Zealand Number of colours: Four process colours Stamp size and format: 40mm x 30mm
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Fiji Christmas 2014 Dat e of issue : 4 Decem ber 2014
Set of l our gum m ed stamps: $2 .80 Souveni r shee t wi th lour gummed stamps: $2 .80
Mini set 01 lour gummed stam ps: S1\.60
First day cover wi th four gummed stam ps affixed : $ 13.30
Fir st day cover w it h four gummed stamps affIxed : $3 .60
Firsl day cover WIth souvenir shee t affIXed . $3 .60
Hong Kong 2014 Hong Kong Definitive Stamps Date of issue: 24 July 2014
Hong Kong World Heritage in China Ser ies No.3: China Danxia Date of issue: 4 Decem ber 2014
SOuvemr sheet wIth tou r gummed stamps: S18.70 ILow stockl
First day cover wit h sixteen gummed
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Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Costumes
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Ma lta Malta Euromed Postal The Mediterranean Sea Date of iss ue: 9 Ju ly 2014
• M.nt gum med stamp : $3 .70
Fir sl day cover with six gu m me d sta m ps affi xed : $4 ,50
F.rs t day cover WIth gummed stamp attued : $4 .50
Fir st day cover w ith sta m p sbeettet affl lled : $2.70
China - Malaysia Joint Issue on Local Food
Grandmasters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1530-1798)
Date of issue: 9 Octob er 2014
Dat e of issue: 30 Septem ber 2014
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Set of thr ee fir st day covers WIth 28 sta m ps aff. xed : $17 .80
Set of th r ee stam p shee ts : S15.30
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2014 United Nat ions Annual New York Collection
250th Ann iver sary of Fletcher Christian Pitca irn Islands Dale of issue: 25 Sept emb er 2014
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Pitca irn Commemorating the Life of Nelson Mandela 1918-2013
2014 United Nations Annual Geneva Collection
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Extreme in Vanuatu United Nations International Year of Family Farming
Date of issue: 29 Dctob er 2014
Date of issue : 21 August 2014
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Vanuatu Commemorating the Life of Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 Dat e of issue : 5 Decemb er 2014
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