New limited-edition $10 notes have entered general circulation.
The Reserve Bank printed 1,500,000 notes to mark the year 2000, and they were previously available only to collectors.
"These special $10 millennium bank notes don't replace the existing $10 notes but will circulate alongside them," said Reserve Bank currency chief manager Brian Lang.
"They are legal tender, which means they can be used anywhere in the same way as our regular circulating notes."
The note has a picture of a waka on one side, and various recreational pursuits on the other. It also incorporates two new security features.
"The most obvious feature is the two silver ferns within the clear window, which reflect rainbow colours when you tilt the note to the light," Mr Lang said.
And when the note is folded the letters Y2K become visible by looking through the clear window at the map of New Zealand.
- NZPA
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