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Coin: Shilling 1951
Description
CountryNew Zealand CurrencyNew Zealand Pound
Face value1 (x Shilling) TypeShilling (CuproNickel)
Year1951 CurrentNo (demonetised 2006)
Mintage1,200,000 (1.2 million)
Mints
NameMint markMintage
Royal Mint No mint mark 1,200,000 (1.2 million)
MaterialCuproNickel DesignerGeorge Kruger Gray
MonarchKing George VI EffigyPortrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Production technologyMilled (machine-made) ShapeRound
Size (mm)23 Thickness (mm)
Mass (g)5.6500
Obverse

Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, the monarch's legend KING GEORGE THE SIXTH; below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).
Obverse inscription KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Reverse

A figure of a Maori warrior in warlike attitude crouching to left carrying a taiaha (traditional Maori weapon); around above, NEW ZEALAND; around below, the denomination and date ONE SHILLING 1951; at left above the ground line in small letters the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray).
Reverse inscriptionNEW ZEALAND ONE SHILLING 1951
EdgeMilled Edge inscriptionNone
Shilling 1951: Known varieties
VarietyMintageDetails
Proof unknown
Shilling 1951: Photos
Shilling 1951: Photo Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1951
Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1951
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Shilling 1951: Photo Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1951
Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1951
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Shilling 1951: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsNew Zealand KM# 17
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide126
Australian Coin ChartNB19
Shilling 1951: 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
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1988 Varieties Proof
John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue 1965 - Valuations
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide 1965 - 1966 Valuations
Shilling 1951 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: NZD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 356.86 356.67 356.47 356.28
Royal MintAlmost Uncirculated (aUNC) 124.52 123.31 122.09 120.88
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 63.70 62.70 61.70 60.70
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 9.57 8.51 7.45 6.40
Royal MintFine (F) 2.94 2.89 2.85 2.80
Shilling 1951 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: USD. See FAQ before use!
Years
MintVarietyGrade2018201920202021
Royal MintProofProof 310.41 299.73 289.04 278.36
Royal MintBrilliant Uncirculated (BU) 120.19 113.45 106.71 99.98
Royal MintUncirculated (UNC) 55.97 52.64 49.32 45.99
Royal MintExtra Fine (EF, XF) 29.64 28.53 27.42 26.31
Royal MintVery Fine (VF) 7.93 7.88 7.82 7.77
Royal MintFine (F) 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04
Historic values in NZD for Shilling 1951 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Shilling 1951 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Shilling 1951 / Proof / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Shilling 1951: Links to sites that (may) sell similar coins
Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Shilling > 1951
Shilling 1951: Some useful external links
Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1951
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List of all (28) coins of type: New Zealand / Shilling
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Shilling 1942 Shilling 1943 Shilling 1944 Shilling 1945 Shilling 1946 Shilling 1947
Shilling 1948 Shilling 1950 Shilling 1951 Shilling 1952 Shilling 1953 Shilling 1955
Shilling 1956 Shilling 1957 Shilling 1958 Shilling 1959 Shilling 1960 Shilling 1961
Shilling 1962 Shilling 1963 Shilling 1964 Shilling 1965