▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁c ents ▁coin ▁bore ▁the ▁additional ▁legend ▁" One ▁Sh illing ". ▁ ▁The ▁ob verse ▁designs ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁co ins ▁featured ▁Arnold ▁Mach in ' s ▁portrait ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁II , ▁with ▁the ▁legend ▁E LI Z AB ET H ▁II ▁NEW ▁Z E AL AND ▁[ date ]. ▁The ▁initial ▁designs ▁for ▁the ▁reverse ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁co ins ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁M int . ▁Several ▁more ▁designs ▁were ▁produced , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁vig orous ▁public ▁debate . ▁James ▁Ber ry ' s ▁designs ▁were ▁eventually ▁accepted ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁co ins , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁re work ▁his ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 c ▁coin ▁and ▁Francis ▁Sh ur rock ' s ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 c ▁coin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁on ▁New ▁Zealand ▁co ins ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Rap ha el ▁Mak lou f ' s ▁new ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁Queen . ▁ ▁Rem oval ▁of ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁cent ▁co ins ▁▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁ 1 c ▁and ▁ 2 c ▁were ▁becoming ▁of ▁little ▁value , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁withdraw ▁these ▁co ins ▁from ▁circul ation . ▁The ▁last ▁co ins ▁of ▁these ▁denomin ations ▁were ▁mint ed ▁for ▁circul ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁with ▁collect