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1 Shilling - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1953-1965 |
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| Weight | 5.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Mary Gillick, wearing a laurel wreath with ribbons tied at the back of the head. The effigy is rendered in fine relief with delicate detailing to the hair and neckline. The circular legend reads '+ QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND' around the periphery, with the engraver's initials 'M·G·' positioned at the lower left of the bust. The design is enclosed by a continuous beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1953 - KM# 27.1 - 207,000 1953 - KM# 27.1; Matte Proof - 1953 - KM# 27.1; Proof - 1954 - KM# 27.1; Proof - 1955 - KM# 27.1 - 200,000 1955 - KM# 27.1; Proof - 1956 - KM# 27.2 - 800,000 1956 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1957 - KM# 27.2 - 800,000 1957 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1958 - KM# 27.2; broken back; see comments - 1958 - KM# 27.2; normal back; see comments - 1,000,000 1958 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1959 - KM# 27.2 - 600,000 1959 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1960 - KM# 27.2 - 600,000 1960 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1961 - KM# 27.2 - 400,000 1961 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1962 - KM# 27.2; horizon; see comments - 1,000,000 1962 - KM# 27.2; no horizon; see comments - 1962 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1963 - KM# 27.2 - 600,000 1963 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1964 - KM# 27.2 - 3,400,000 1964 - KM# 27.2; Proof - 1965 - KM# 27.2; BU Year Set - 175,000 1965 - KM# 27.2; normal back; see comments - 3,500,000 1965 - KM# 27.2; Prooflike - 25,000 1965 - KM#27.2; broken back; see comments - |
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New Zealand retained the shilling denomination into the mid-1960s purely by inertia — the Decimal Currency Act of 1964 set the country on course for conversion in 1967, rendering this entire series obsolete within a few years of its last striking. The two KM varieties reflect a modification to the obverse portrait rather than any change in monetary policy or metal composition.
Machin's refined effigy replaced Gillick's original in 1965, accounting for the KM#27.2 distinction.