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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). |
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Reverse | |
At centre, between two Māori scroll designs, a tiki (Māori carved figure); around, NEW ZEALAND HALF PENNY; below, the date 1942. |
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Reverse Inscription |
NEW ZEALAND HALF PENNY 1942 |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | The John Bertrand New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 and The Australian Coin Chart 1966 list mintage of 1,960,000. |
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