New ▁Zealand ▁people ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁descent ▁Category : N orth c ote ▁Tig ers ▁players ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : R ugby ▁league ▁second - rows ▁Category : R ugby ▁league ▁props <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁flor in ▁( 2 s ) ▁() ▁coin ▁was ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁pre - dec imal ▁Irish ▁p ound , ▁worth ▁ ▁of ▁a ▁p ound . ▁It ▁was ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁two - sh illing ▁coin . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁mint ing ▁of ▁the ▁coin ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁contained ▁ 7 5 % ▁silver , ▁a ▁higher ▁content ▁than ▁the ▁equivalent ▁British ▁coin . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁currency ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁substitute ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁currency ▁which ▁circul ated ▁alongside . ▁The ▁silver ▁co ins ▁are ▁quite ▁notice able ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁more ▁" wh it ish " ▁look ▁than ▁the ▁later ▁cu pr on ick el ▁variety ▁that ▁were ▁mint ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁also ▁the ▁silver ▁co ins ▁wear ▁less ▁well . ▁The ▁cu pr on ick el ▁variety ▁of ▁coin ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 7 5 % ▁co pper ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁nick el . ▁ ▁The ▁coin ▁measured ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ 1 1 . 3 ▁gr ams . ▁The ▁last ▁flor ins ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 .