1 Shilling - George V

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Descrizione del rovescio	Central round hole flanked by four stylised native ornamental motifs arranged in a cruciform pattern, each consisting of intricately engraved traditional New Guinean decorative elements, including hourglass drums and carved panels. The circular legend TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA arcs across the upper field, while ONE SHILLING and the date appear in the lower field. The border is denticular throughout, consistent with the obverse.
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Informazioni aggiuntive	New Guinea's silver coinage of the 1930s was issued under the Australian mandate administration, a League of Nations arrangement following Germany's loss of its Pacific territories after World War I. The shilling series was struck at the King's Norton Metal Company in Birmingham — not at an Australian mint — and produced in quantities small enough that the entire circulating coinage of the territory was almost incidental to the local economy, where shell money and trade goods remained practical currency in many districts. The 1935–1936 dating reflects the final years of George V's reign; the king died in January 1936.