Half Crown 1940 (Centennial), Coin from New Zealand - detailed information
Half Crown 1940 (Centennial), Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 1967)
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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. | ||||||||||||
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Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Known varieties
| Variety | Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): References to Information Used
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| 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 |
Half Crown 1940 (Centennial) / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 153.45 | 153.55 | 153.66 | 153.76 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 79.07 | 78.08 | 77.09 | 76.09 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 39.87 | 39.49 | 39.11 | 38.74 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 37.45 | 38.14 | 38.83 | 39.53 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 25.49 | 25.39 | 25.29 | 25.19 | |
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | Proof | Proof | 4,590.71 | 4,449.16 | 4,307.62 | 4,166.07 |
| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 51.10 | 48.86 | 46.63 | 44.39 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 30.12 | 28.95 | 27.77 | 26.60 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 19.73 | 19.39 | 19.05 | 18.71 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 13.38 | 13.21 | 13.05 | 12.88 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 13.27 | 13.54 | 13.81 | 14.08 | |
Historic values in NZD for Half Crown 1940 (Centennial) / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Half Crown 1940 (Centennial) / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Half Crown 1940 (Centennial) / Proof / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Half Crown 1940 (Centennial): Details
| Country | New Zealand |
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| 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
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Proof Coin - 1/2 Crown, New Zealand, 1940
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. Source |
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Proof Coin - 1/2 Crown, New Zealand, 1940
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Notes: Proof. Source |
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New Zealand 1940 1/2 crown
Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Notes: Proof. Source |
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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 |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 14 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 178 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NHC5 |