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Wellington debentures and other paper money
- Date
- 1840-1874
- By
- Taine, James John, 1817-1914
- Reference
- qMS-2136
- Description
Extract from reminiscences of J J Taine concerning Wellington debentures in 1845; includes samples of unissued Bank of Otago notes and Maori banknote for one pound: Ko te Peeke o Aotearoa, kotahi pauna, issued by King Tawhiao, possibly in the 1880s.
Language - Some items
Source of title - Transcribed
Quantity: 1 volume(s) (4 leaves, 25 items in pocket).
Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (35 cm; blue linen)
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 volume(s) (4 leaves, 25 items in pocket), Money, Typescripts, Typescript and printed matter (35 cm; blue linen)
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UnknownOne pound note - Kotahi pauna
Date: [1880s]
From: Wellington debentures and other paper money
Reference: qMS-2136-36
Description: Maori banknote for one pound: Ko te Peeke o Aotearoa, kotahi pauna, issued by King Tawhiao, possibly in the 1880s. Māori King Tāwhiao established a bank, Te Peeke o Aotearoa, in 1886 which operated unitl circa 1905. For more informatin see Kerryn Pollock, 'Coins and banknotes - Varied coins and banknotes, 1840s to 1930s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/object/36385/te-peeke-o-aotearoa-banknote (accessed 17 March 2023) Quantity: 1 piece. Physical Description: Printed colour bank note, 215mm x 128mm Processing information: Record updated in March 2023 to correct possible date from [1860s] to [1880s] based on known years of operation of Te Peeke o Aotearoa.