#Remind

1950 in New Zealand. New Zealand entered into the Korean War - a total of 4,700 New Zealanders served in Korea. New Zealand also was involved in the Malayan Emergency. The New Zealand Legislative Council was abolished, see Suicide squad. This is also the reason that some of the silver COAs will number above 14,000, though only around 13,000 of the coins survived. In 1999, many Silver Maple Leaf coins were issued with a privy mark to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the RCM Maple Leaf Program. [Read More]