Lieutenant (Captain) James Cook.
Captain James Cook arrived here in 1769 and took 6 months to circumnavigate the country in his ship the HMS Endeavour.
50 cents
NOTE - All New Zealand pre-2006 50 cent coins are no longer legal tender, but they are redeemable for face value at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The newer coins are potentially still in circulation so, unless they are part of a Proof or Uncirculated mint set or are individual Proof or Uncirculated coins and in absolute mint condition, they are worth 50 cents.
Canterbury of NZ Edward Reece coin
James Cook first arrived in New Zealand in October 1769. He first anchored The Endeavour in Poverty Bay, which he originally named "Endeavour Bay".
HMS Endeavour. (Note: James Cook did not discover New Zealand.)
The name of Captain Cook's ship that he sailed on to New Zealand is the HMS Endeavour. It is depicted on the 50-cent coin in New Zealand.
The Endeavour
When James Cook came across New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, he was commanding the HMS Bark Endeavour.
Captain James Cook's ship was called the 'Endeavour' when he first landed in New Zealand
HMS Endeavour, (or HM Bark Endeavour), was commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771.
ELIZABETH II is on the obverse of all New Zealand coins as the current "head of state". ENDEAVOUR is on the reverse of the New Zealand 50 cent coins. The HMS Endeavour was a ship of the British Royal Navy used by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery during which he was credited with the discovery of Australia and New Zealand.
Captain James Cook arrived here in 1769 and took 6 months to circumnavigate the country in his ship the HMS Endeavour.
The New Zealand non-commemorative 50 cent coin has had an image of the Endeavour on it since its first issue in 1967.
New Zealand being a Commonwealth country, has featured Queen Elizabeth II on all its coins since 1953. The New Zealand 50 cent coin has been very consistent with its reverse design since its first issue in 1967 and features HMS Endeavour, Captain Cooks ship.
50 cents
Endeavour I know because it is on the 50 cents in New Zealand It was the bark, Endeavour, though Cook was a lieutenant at the time, not yet a captain.