Catalog
1 Shilling - George VI 1st type
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1937-1946 |
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| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crouching Maori warrior is depicted in three-quarter view facing left, kneeling on one knee and holding a taiaha (a traditional Maori weapon) in his right hand. The figure, engraved by George Kruger Gray whose initials 'KG' appear in the field, wears a flax skirt and is rendered with considerable ethnographic detail. The legend 'NEW ZEALAND' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'ONE SHILLING' is inscribed along the lower periphery flanked by a central dot, with the date appearing to the right. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1937 - - 890,000 1937 - Proof - 200 1940 - - 500,000 1940 - Proof - 1941 - - 360,000 1941 - Proof - 1942 - - 240,000 1942 - broken back - 80,000 1943 - - 900,000 1944 - - 480,000 1944 - Proof - 1945 - - 1,030,000 1945 - Proof - 1946 - - 1,060,000 1946 - Proof - |
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