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New Zealand's 50 Dollar Note
Nominated by Satish Kini, IBNS Member 11247
Image provided courtesy of Reserve Bank of New Zealand
| Note | New Zealand B140 (P194): 50 dollars (US$36) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Purple, orange, and brown |
| Front | Crow in green SPARK; Porourangi Māori meeting house building in Waiomatatini Marae; Sir Apirana Ngata; tukutuku pattern (Poutama porourangi) |
| Back | Sky-blue mushrooms (Entoloma hochstetteri); Pureora Forest; blue-wattled crow/kokako (Callaeas cinerea wilsoni) bird; ferns |
| Watermark (shadow image) | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Additional Security | No security thread |
| Printer | CBN |
| Size | 151 x 72 mm Polymer |
| Introduced | 16/05/2016 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |