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Detailed information about Coin: Penny 1941 from New Zealand

Coin: Penny 1941
Description
CountryNew Zealand CurrencyNew Zealand Pound
Face value1 (x Penny) TypePenny
Year1941 CurrentNo (demonetised 1967)
Mintage1,200,000 (1.2 million) RarityC (Common)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark 1,200,000 (1.2 million), Rarity: C (Common)
MaterialBronze DesignerLeonard Cornwall Mitchell
MonarchKing George VI EffigyPortrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)30.8600 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)9.4498
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 inscriptionNEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY 1941
EdgePlain Edge inscriptionNone
Penny 1941: Photos
Penny 1941: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941
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Penny 1941: Photo Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941
Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941
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Penny 1941: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 13
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide26
Australian Coin ChartNP2
Penny 1941: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
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: NZD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 454.50 452.28 450.06 447.83
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 206.21 208.68 211.15 213.62
Royal MintAlmost Uncirculated (aUNC) 199.37 197.47 195.57 193.68
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 68.60 67.52 66.45 65.37
Royal MintFine (F) 3.08 3.08 3.08 3.08
Penny 1941 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: USD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 146.55 139.69 132.83 125.97
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 85.64 82.78 79.93 77.07
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 29.21 28.91 28.62 28.33
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 0.49 0.48 0.47 0.47
Royal MintFine (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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Penny 1941: Links to sites that (may) sell similar coins
Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Penny > 1941
Penny 1941: Some useful external links
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Penny, New Zealand, 1941 New Zealand 1941 penny - CoinFactsWiki
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