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New Zealand Mint

Private Auckland-based precious-metals company operating since 1967, producing bullion and licensed legal-tender collector coins.

Overview

New Zealand Mint

New Zealand Mint states that it has been minting and distributing bullion since 1967 and describes itself as New Zealand’s only precious-metal mint. It is a private company rather than a government mint, and has developed an international business around bullion, licensed pop-culture coins and legal-tender programmes, including a long-running relationship with Niue.

Why it matters

The organisation is useful to TMR because it shows how contemporary bullion can overlap with licensing, entertainment imagery and limited-edition collecting.

Coverage

BullionLicensed coinsPopular culturePrecious metalsCollector coinage
Research note

Despite its name, New Zealand Mint is a private company and should not be described as New Zealand’s official government mint.

The Material Record

1 object

TMR holdings represented across 2022.