Where did this money come from?
New Zealand pound
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
4 ancestors2 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1933–1935
Pound sterlingDocumentedThis currency
New Zealand poundDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling New Zealand pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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2 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
This currency
New Zealand poundSuccessor or branchNZD
New Zealand dollar1967Documented2 NZD = 1 New Zealand pound
Later absorptionWST
Samoan tālāKeep going forwardExplore all 2 descendants +
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This currency
New Zealand poundSuccessor or branch1967
New Zealand dollarDocumentedLater absorption1967
Samoan tālāDocumented · Later contributionDates, conversion terms and evidence 2 connections
New Zealand pound New Zealand dollar
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1967DocumentedLater contribution or absorption0.5 New Zealand pound = 1 WSTSamoa converted its existing pound unit to two tala per pound.
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