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Coin: Penny 1957
Description
CountryNew Zealand CurrencyNew Zealand Pound
Face value1 (x Penny) TypePenny
Year1957 CurrentNo (demonetised 1967)
Mintage2,400,000 (2.4 million) RarityC (Common)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark 2,400,000 (2.4 million), Rarity: C (Common)
MaterialBronze DesignerLeonard Cornwall Mitchell
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II EffigyPortrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)30.8600 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)9.4498
Obverse

Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II right (effigy known as the "First Portrait"); around, the monarch's legend QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +; the artist's initials MG (for Mary Gillick) are incuse on the neck truncation.
Obverse inscription QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Reverse

A tui (bird) perched facing left in a setting of yellow kowhai blossoms; around, NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1957.
Reverse inscriptionNEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1957
EdgePlain Edge inscriptionNone
Penny 1957: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof unknown
Penny 1957: Photos
Penny 1957: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1957
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1957
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Penny 1957: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1957
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1957
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Penny 1957: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 24.2
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide41
Australian Coin ChartNP18
Penny 1957: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Coin description link
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mint
Reserve Bank of New Zealand 15 Oct 2014 Mintage link Circulation mintage
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 Mintage
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Mintage
Australian Coin Chart 1966 Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Varieties Proof
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 - Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Valuations
Penny 1957 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: NZD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade201620172018
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 29.20 28.63 28.06
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 20.00 18.27 16.54
Royal MintAlmost Uncirculated (aUNC) 20.30 20.29 20.28
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 7.79 7.63 7.48
Royal MintFine (F) 2.21 2.30 2.39
Penny 1957 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: USD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade201620172018
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 15.03 14.49 13.95
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 7.52 7.25 6.98
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 2.60 2.41 2.22
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 0.26 0.24 0.22
Royal MintFine (F) 0.21 0.22 0.22
Royal MintProofProof 147.36 145.05 142.74
Historic values in NZD for Penny 1957 / Royal Mint London / (generated 10/2016). Inflation-corrected to 2015.
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Historic values in USD for Penny 1957 / Royal Mint London / (generated 10/2016). Inflation-corrected to 2015.
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Historic values in USD for Penny 1957 / Proof / Royal Mint London / (generated 10/2016). Inflation-corrected to 2015.
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Penny 1957: Links to sites that (may) sell similar coins
Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Penny > 1957
Penny 1957: Some useful external links
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1957
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List of all (25) coins of type: New Zealand / Penny
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