New Zealand | |
| Value | 0.01 New Zealand dollars |
|---|---|
| Mass | 2.07 g |
| Diameter | 17.53 mm |
| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | bronze |
| Years of minting | 1967-1987 |
| Catalog number | - |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand |
| Designer | Raphael Maklouf |
| Design date | 1986 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | A fern leaf around the number 1 |
| Designer | Reginald George James Berry |
| Design date | 1967 |
The New Zealand one-cent coin (minted 1967-1987, demonetised 1990), was the smallest denomination coin of the New Zealand dollar from the currency's introduction in 1967 to its demonetisation, along with the two-cent coin, on 30 April 1990.[1] With a diameter of 17.53 millimetres, it is the smallest coin ever issued of the dollar, and at 2.07 grams in mass the lightest as well. Its reverse featured a fern leaf, a sign of New Zealand, associated also with its national rugby union team. The image was designed by Reginald George James Berry, who designed the reverses for all coins introduced that year.