1 Penny - George VI 1st type

€3,918.00
IssuerNew Zealand
Year1940-1947
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound (1840-1967)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.56 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse: L. C. Mitchell
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#13
Obverse descriptionUncrowned portrait of King George VI left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGE VI KING EMPEROR HP
Reverse descriptionTui Bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, Māori name: tūī) standing in the branches of a kōwhai tree (Sophora sp.) with legend around and date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY ·1941·
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1940  - - 5 424 000
1940  - Proof - 5
1941  - - 1 200 000
1942  - - 3 120 000
1942  - Proof -
1943  - - 8 400 000
1943  - Proof -
1944  - - 3 696 000
1944  - Proof -
1945  - - 4 764 000
1945  - KM#13a -
1945  - Proof -
1946  - - 6 720 000
1946  - Proof -
1947  - - 5 880 000
1947  - Proof -
Catalog ID7008575740
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