Half Crown 1940 (Centennial), Coin from New Zealand

Half Crown 1940 (Centennial), Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 1967)

Coin	Half Crown 1940 (Centennial)

To commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 by which the native chiefs ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to the British Crown, the New Zealand Government authorised the issue of a half-crown of special design. This occasion was also marked by the issue of penny and halfpenny coins to complete the series of New Zealand coins of distinctive design.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	100,800
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Obverse
Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, the monarch's legend GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR; below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).

Obverse Inscription	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR

Reverse

A Maori woman standing facing with hands outstretched and radiant sun behind her head; on the left two Maori buildings, a warefuni (thatch hut) and a puhara (look-out stage) reflecting on the pre-white settlement era; on the right a skyscraper building representing New Zealand's commercial development; below, a scroll bearing the dates, 1840 1940; around above, NEW ZEALAND CENTENNIAL: HALF CROWN.

Reverse Inscription	NEW ZEALAND CENTENNIAL: HALF CROWN 1840 1940

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

Original reference:

Annual Report of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, 1939, p. 5.

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Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
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
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	1965	Varieties		Proof
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Varieties		Proof
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Varieties	link	Proof
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue	1965 -	Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	1965 - 1966	Valuations

All (21) coins of type: Half Crown

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Half Crown 1933	2,000,020	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1934	2,720,020	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1935	612,364	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1937	672,200	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1940 (Centennial)	100,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1941	776,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1942	240,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1943	1,120,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1944	180,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1945	420,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1946	960,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1947	1,600,020	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Half Crown 1948	1,400,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Half Crown 1949	2,800,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Half Crown 1950	3,600,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Half Crown 1951	1,200,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Half Crown 1953	127,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Half Crown 1961	80,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Half Crown 1962	600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Half Crown 1963	400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Half Crown 1965 (mint sets only)	225,010	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +

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Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Pound
Coin Type	Half Crown (Silver, Commemorative)
Issued	1940
Monarch	King George VI
Effigy	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Face Value	2 1/2 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	100,800
Current	No; demonetised 1967
Material	Silver
Designer	George Kruger Gray
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	32.0000 mm
Mass	14.1000 g
OCC ID	YMXK-DOKQ-CKBW-OWQJ

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Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - 1/2 Crown, New Zealand, 1940 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. Source
	Proof Coin - 1/2 Crown, New Zealand, 1940 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. Source
	New Zealand 1940 1/2 crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Notes: Proof. Source
	New Zealand 1940 1/2 crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Notes: Proof. Source

Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	New Zealand KM# 14
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	178
Australian Coin Chart	NHC5

Relevant Links

Museums Victoria: Proof Coin - 1/2 Crown, New Zealand, 1940

Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Halfcrown > 1940

Half Crown 1940 (Centennial), Coin from New Zealand - detailed information