Zealandia (personification)

[2] As a direct reference to the United Kingdom and the old world, she brought a sense of history and classical respectability to the colony during the formative years as a young nation.

Zealandia appeared on postage stamps, posters, cartoons, war memorials, and New Zealand government publications most commonly during the first half of the 20th century.

[3] Zealandia was a commonly used symbol of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, which was held in Wellington in 1939 and 1940.

Zealandia also featured on one penny definitive postage stamps issued in 1901 and 1909 during the reign of Queen Victoria and Edward VII when it went from being a Colony to a Dominion and was also depicted on a stamp featuring the coat of arms issued in 1929.

The woman who appears on the left side of the coat of arms of New Zealand is Zealandia.

The Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial in Palmerston depicting Zealandia pointing heavenward, was unveiled in 1903. [ 1 ]
Zealandia on a 1901 postage stamp.
Zealandia (left) on a £5 1929 stamp.