New Zealand Dollar · NZD

$ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.

Currency info

Adopted: 1967

Currency family: Dollar

The New Zealand Dollar is one of the most traded currencies in the world despite New Zealand's relatively small population.

Replaced the New Zealand pound in 1967 when New Zealand decimalized its currency
Initially pegged to the British pound, then to the US dollar from 1971
Floated freely on currency markets from 1985, allowing independent monetary policy
Features native birds and cultural symbols on banknotes, including the kiwi bird

Countries currently using this currency

Related

Other Dollar currencies

Australian dollar (AUD)Bahamian dollar (BSD)Barbadian dollar (BBD)Belize Dollar (BZD)Brunei Dollar (BND)Canadian Dollar (CAD)East Caribbean dollar (XCD)Fijian Dollar (FJD)Guyanese dollar (GYD)Jamaican dollar (JMD)Liberian dollar (LRD)Malaysian ringgit (MYR)

Historical predecessor

New Zealand pound