Currency in New Zealand is about to get a major upgrade as part of a "Brighter Money" initiative undertaken by the Reserve Bank of NewZealand.

Under the initiative, $5s, $10s, $20s, $50s and $100s will be pulled from circulation over the next two years and replaced with more secure andvibrant versions. The impetus for the change is to help thwart counterfeiting by using new technological advances.

The new banknotes will still showcase the same denominations, sizes, themes and New Zealanders to include Sir Edmund Hillary, Kate Sheppard, QueenElizabeth II, Sir Apirana Ngata and Lord Rutherford. They will also still be produced from flexible plastic. What will change is that each note willfeature a brighter, more modern look and have marked increases in color contrast from other notes. Denominations will also appear in largerprint.

Current plans call for the $5 and $10 banknotes to be released in October 2015 followed by the remaining denominations in April 2016. The oldernotes will remain legal tender with the Reserve Bank.

The last revisions to New Zealand banknotes occurred 15 years ago.

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