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6 Pence - George VI 3rd type
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1948-1952 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#16 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Thomas Humphrey Paget, with the engraver's initials 'HP' visible at the bust truncation. The legend 'KING GEORGE THE SIXTH' runs clockwise around the periphery in raised Latin lettering. A fine toothed border frames the entire obverse design. The portrait presents the king in a plain, uncrowned style consistent with the post-1948 Commonwealth coinage reform that omitted the imperial title. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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New Zealand's switch from silver to copper-nickel for its subsidiary coinage came in 1947, driven by postwar silver shortages and treasury pressure to reduce bullion costs across the Commonwealth. The 3rd type designation reflects a modification to the royal titles following Indian independence — "IND:IMP" was dropped from the legend in 1949, making pre- and post-1949 strikes within this short run technically distinct issues under the same KM number.