Catalog
1 Shilling - George V Kiwi Shilling, pattern
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1933 |
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| Currency | Pound (1840-1967) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing crowned effigy of King George V, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the imperial crown, facial hair, and military uniform with decorations visible at the truncation. The portrait, engraved by Percy Metcalfe, is set within a plain field and enclosed by a beaded border. The legend GEORGE V KING EMPEROR arcs around the periphery, divided by the portrait, reading from lower left to upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V KING EMPEROR |
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New Zealand's coinage was struck by the Royal Mint in London beginning in 1933, the first year the Dominion issued its own distinct currency rather than circulating Australian or British coin. The shilling patterns from that year — including this piece — were produced as trials ahead of the official release, allowing the Colonial Office and New Zealand Treasury to approve designs before full production commenced. The "Kiwi Shilling" designation distinguishes it from the ultimately adopted hoki-bird reverse.
Pattern status means mintage was almost certainly in the dozens at most.