New Zealand Money Posters | NZ Coins and Notes Display for Phase 1 Maths

Teaching money can be surprisingly tricky. Children may be able to count numbers, but recognising real coins and notes, understanding their value, and noticing the people, places, birds, and symbols on New Zealand money is a different skill altogether.

These New Zealand money posters give students a clear visual reference for NZ coins and notes, making them perfect for classroom displays, maths walls, money units, small group teaching, and independent support during financial literacy activities.

This resource is especially useful for younger learners who need repeated exposure to real-world money before they can confidently count, compare, add, or use money in practical situations. Instead of explaining the same coin or note again and again, you can point students back to the posters and build independence.

As a New Zealand teacher, I know how important it is for maths resources to reflect the context children actually live in. These posters use New Zealand coins and notes, so students can connect their classroom learning to the money they see in shops, lunch orders, fundraising, pocket money, and everyday life.

Included:

• NZ money display posters
• 10 cent coin poster
• 20 cent coin poster
• 50 cent coin poster
• $1 coin poster
• $2 coin poster
• $5 note posters
• $10 note posters
• $20 note posters
• $50 note posters
• $100 note posters
• Information about the images, people, birds, and symbols shown on the money
• 32 pages total
• PDF format

Students will learn about:

• Recognising New Zealand coins
• Recognising New Zealand notes
• Matching money values to visual images
• The people and symbols shown on NZ notes
• Native birds and natural features shown on NZ currency
• How money connects to New Zealand history, culture, and identity

Great for:

• Level 1 maths
• Financial literacy
• New Zealand money units
• Classroom money displays
• Maths rotations
• Small group teaching
• Homeschool maths
• Visual supports
• Early primary classrooms

These posters are a simple but powerful support for helping children move from “I sort of know what money looks like” to confidently recognising and talking about New Zealand coins and notes.