Half Mark 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German - detailed information

Half Mark 1894, Coin from New Guinea, German (demonetised 1911)
CoinHalf Mark 1894

The German New Guinea Company issued its own coinage in 1894 and it remained legal tender until 15 April 1911, when it was replaced by regular German imperial coinage. A half mark coin issued in 1894 would therefore have been in circulation for 17 years.

This colonial coin corresponded exactly in size and composition to its German imperial half mark counterpart.

MintBerlin Mint Mint MarkLetter A Total Mintage 16,236
Obverse
New Guinea, German / Half Mark 1894 - obverse photo

Great Bird of Paradise displaying full plumage. There is no text or other decoration.
Obverse Inscription None
Reverse
New Guinea, German / Half Mark 1894 - reverse photo

At centre, in four lines, the value, denomination and date: 1/2 NEU-GUINEA MARK 1894, fully enclosed by a palm wreath; around above the wreath, the issuing company's name: NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE. Below the wreath, the mint mark A of the Berlin Mint.
Reverse Inscription NEU-GUINEA COMPAGNIE 1/2 NEU-GUINEA MARK 1894
EdgeMilledEdge InscriptionNone
See also

The Bird of Paradise design has been issued and re-issued as:
- German New Guinea, 5 Marks (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 2 Marks (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 1 Mark (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 1/2 Mark (Silver), 1894
- German New Guinea, 10 Pfennig (Copper), 1894
- German New Guinea, 20 Marks (Gold), 1895
- German New Guinea, 10 Marks (Gold), 1895
- Papua New Guinea, 1/4 oz Gold Proof (50 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 4 oz Silver Proof (25 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Silver Proof (5 Kina), 1994
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Gold Proof (500 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1/4 oz Gold Proof (100 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1 kg Silver Proof (200 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 5 oz Silver Proof (50 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 2 oz Silver Proof (20 Kina), 2020
- Papua New Guinea, 1 oz Silver Proof (10 Kina), 2020
Half Mark 1894: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage Issued: unknown
Half Mark 1894: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Deutsche Bundesbank Mint link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Mintage
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Varieties Proof
All (1) coins of type: Half Mark
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Half Mark 1894 16,236 None
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Half Mark 1894: Details
CountryNew Guinea, German
CurrencyNew Guinean Mark
Coin TypeHalf Mark
Issued1894
Face Value1/2 (x Mark)
Total Mintage16,236
CurrentNo; demonetised 1911
Material0.9000 Silver
DesignerEmil Weigand, Otto Schultz
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
Size20.0000 mm
Thickness1.4000 mm
Mass2.7780 g
OCC IDGRNA-ZOGW-CADP-OXJL
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Half Mark 1894: Photos
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Half Mark 1894: Photo Coin - 1/2 Mark, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894 / thumbnail Coin - 1/2 Mark, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894
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Half Mark 1894: Photo New Guinea 1894-A 1/2 mark / thumbnail New Guinea 1894-A 1/2 mark
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Half Mark 1894: Photo New Guinea 1894-A 1/2 mark / thumbnail New Guinea 1894-A 1/2 mark
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Half Mark 1894: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsGerman New Guinea KM# 4
Relevant Links
British Museum - coin
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1/2 Mark, German New Guinea (Papua New Guinea), 1894