{"product_id":"1981-reserve-bank-of-new-zealand-1-one-nzd-dollar-banknote-serial-no-age-282745-p-169a","title":"1981 Reserve Bank of New Zealand - $1 (One) NZD Dollar Banknote Serial No. AGE 282745 P-169a","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1981 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZealand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDollar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanknote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eP‑169a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Modernised Early‑1980s Issue Featuring Queen Elizabeth II \u0026amp; the Fantail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1981 New Zealand 1 Dollar banknote (Pick 169a)\u003c\/strong\u003e marks the beginning of the final paper‑note era for this denomination. Issued from \u003cstrong\u003e1981 to 1985\u003c\/strong\u003e, this note belongs to the \u003cstrong\u003eFourth Series\u003c\/strong\u003e of New Zealand banknotes and features the mature portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Elizabeth II\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside the iconic \u003cstrong\u003efantail (pīwakawaka)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the reverse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to RealBanknotes, the P‑169a type is printed in \u003cstrong\u003edark brown on a multicolour underprint\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the \u003cstrong\u003emature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II\u003c\/strong\u003e on the front and the \u003cstrong\u003epied fantail\u003c\/strong\u003e on the back. It also carries the \u003cstrong\u003eH. R. Hardie\u003c\/strong\u003e signature, confirming its subtype and issue period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalogue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Zealand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of New Zealand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 Dollar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears of Issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e ND 1981–1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePick Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eP‑169a\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e BWC (Bradbury Wilkinson \u0026amp; Co.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper, intaglio + multicolour lithographic underprint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 140 × 70 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Captain James Cook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e H. 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