1 Penny - George VI 2nd type

€1.00
IssuerNew Zealand
Year1949-1952
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound (1840-1967)
CompositionBronze
Weight9 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse: L. C. Mitchell
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#21
Obverse descriptionUncrowned portrait of King George VI left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringKING GEORGE THE SIXTH
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 ·1951·
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1949  - - 2 016 000
1949  - Proof -
1950  - - 5 784 000
1950  - Proof -
1951  - - 6 888 000
1951  - Proof -
1952  - - 10 800 000
1952  - Proof -
Catalog ID2366784300
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