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1 Florin - George VI 2nd type
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King George VI facing left, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features, as designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget. The royal legend GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR arches around the periphery, with the engraver's initials HP visible below the portrait truncation. The field is smooth and unadorned, and the design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely modelled kiwi (Apteryx) strides left across a horizontal ground line, its distinctive long curved bill prominent and plumage rendered in careful detail, as designed by George Kruger Gray. The legend NEW·ZEALAND arches across the upper field, while the denomination ONE·FLORIN and the date 1947 appear in a curved inscription along the lower periphery. The initials KG, for the engraver George Kruger Gray, are discreetly placed within the design. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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