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3 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, Mule
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two patu — traditional Māori short-handled clubs — depicted vertically in the central field, a design executed by George Kruger Gray. The denomination 3d appears above the patu flanked by the legend NEW·ZEALAND, with the designer's initials K·G· incorporated into the design. The date 1965 appears below, all within a beaded border. |
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This piece is a mule — struck with obverse and reverse dies that were not intended to be paired. New Zealand's coinage was produced at the Royal Mint through this period, and die mismatches of this kind typically result from storage errors or deliberate substitution during proof or specimen runs rather than standard production. The 1st portrait of Elizabeth II, by Mary Gillick, was officially superseded on New Zealand coinage in 1966, making any 1965-dated piece with die anomalies a transitional curiosity at the margin of the series.