Penny 1941, Coin from New Zealand

Penny 1941, Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 1967)

Coin	Penny 1941

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	1,200,000 (1.2 million), Rarity: C (Common)
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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 tui (bird) perched facing left in a setting of yellow kowhai blossoms; around, NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1941.

Reverse Inscription	NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1941

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

Penny 1941: 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
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue	1965 -	Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	1965 - 1966	Valuations

Penny 1941 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Penny 1941 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)

Mint	Variety	Grade	2018	2019	2020	2021
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Royal Mint		Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	454.50	452.28	450.06	447.83
Royal Mint		Uncirculated (UNC)	206.21	208.68	211.15	213.62
Royal Mint		Almost Uncirculated (aUNC)	199.37	197.47	195.57	193.68
Royal Mint		Extra Fine (EF, XF)	68.60	67.52	66.45	65.37
Royal Mint		Fine (F)	3.08	3.08	3.08	3.08

Mint	Variety	Grade	2018	2019	2020	2021
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Royal Mint		Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	146.55	139.69	132.83	125.97
Royal Mint		Uncirculated (UNC)	85.64	82.78	79.93	77.07
Royal Mint		Extra Fine (EF, XF)	29.21	28.91	28.62	28.33
Royal Mint		Very Fine (VF)	0.49	0.48	0.47	0.47
Royal Mint		Fine (F)	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20

Historic values in NZD for Penny 1941 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.

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Historic values in USD for Penny 1941 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.

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All (25) coins of type: Penny

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Penny 1940	5,424,005	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1941	1,200,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1942	3,120,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1943	8,400,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1944	3,696,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1945	4,764,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1946	6,720,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1947	5,880,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Penny 1949	2,016,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Penny 1950	5,784,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Penny 1951	6,888,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Penny 1952	10,800,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Penny 1953	2,407,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1954	1,080,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1955	3,720,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1956	3,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1957	2,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1958	10,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1959	8,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1960	7,200,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1961	7,200,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1962	6,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1963	2,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1964	18,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +
Penny 1965 (mint sets only)	225,010	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +

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Penny 1941: Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Pound
Coin Type	Penny
Issued	1941
Monarch	King George VI
Effigy	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Face Value	1 (x Penny)
Total Mintage	1,200,000 (1.2 million), Rarity: C (Common)
Current	No; demonetised 1967
Material	Bronze
Designer	Leonard Cornwall Mitchell
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	30.8600 mm
Mass	9.4498 g
OCC ID	ZQRA-PEBN-CXDZ-EYJD

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Penny 1941: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source
	Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source

Penny 1941: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	New Zealand KM# 13
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	26
Australian Coin Chart	NP2

Relevant Links

Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941

Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Penny > 1941

New Zealand 1941 penny - CoinFactsWiki

Penny 1941, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information