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1/2 Penny - Elizabeth II 1st Portrait, Mule
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Mary Gillick Reverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a Hei-tiki, the traditional Māori ornamental pendant, rendered in stylised relief with characteristic inclined head and large circular eyes. Flanking the Hei-tiki on each side are paired Māori koru scrollwork ornaments, evoking indigenous New Zealand decorative art. The circular legend NEW ZEALAND HALF PENNY surrounds the design, with the denomination abbreviation HP and the date 1965 appearing in the lower field. The design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1965 - Unknown Mintage |
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The "mule" designation here refers to a pairing of dies not intended for production use — in this case, the obverse carrying Mary Gillick's first portrait of Elizabeth II was used alongside a reverse die past its scheduled replacement, or in some documented Commonwealth instances, mismatched entirely from a different denomination's die pairing. New Zealand's decimal transition was already underway by 1965, making this the penultimate year of halfpenny production before the series was abandoned ahead of the 1967 changeover. A coin produced this late in a discontinued series, from an anomalous die pairing, almost certainly never saw meaningful circulation.