Shilling 1958, Coin from New Zealand

Shilling 1958, Coin from New Zealand (demonetised 2006)

Coin	Shilling 1958

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	1,000,000 (1.0 million)
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Obverse
Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the effigy by Mary Gillick known as the "First portrait"); the designer's initials, M.G., appear incuse on the base of the neck truncation. The monarch's legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND + runs continuously all around the bust.

Obverse Inscription	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +

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 1958; at left above the ground line in small letters the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray).

Reverse Inscription	NEW ZEALAND ONE SHILLING 1958

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Shilling 1958: Known varieties

Variety	Broken back
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Details	On an unknown number of coins struck this year, die degradation has lead to a "broken back" of the warrior depicted on the reverse (where his spine does not go down enough to reach the skirt).
Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Shilling 1958: 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
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

All (28) coins of type: Shilling

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Shilling 1933	2,000,020	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1934	3,400,020	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1935	1,680,364	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Metcalfe	GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1937	890,200	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1940	500,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1941	360,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1942	240,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1943	900,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1944	480,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1945	1,030,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1946	1,060,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1947	2,800,020	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Shilling 1948	1,000,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Shilling 1950	600,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Shilling 1951	1,200,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Shilling 1952	600,000	King George VI - Bare Head	KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Shilling 1953	207,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1955	200,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1956	800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1957	800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1958	1,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1959	600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1960	600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Shilling 1961	400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1962	1,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1963	600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1964	1,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND +
Shilling 1965	4,525,010	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	QUEEN · ELIZABETH · THE · SECOND +

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Shilling 1958: Details

Country	New Zealand
Currency	New Zealand Pound
Coin Type	Shilling (CuproNickel)
Issued	1958
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait, by Mary Gillick
Face Value	1 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	1,000,000 (1.0 million)
Current	No; demonetised 2006
Material	CuproNickel
Designer	George Kruger Gray
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	23.0000 mm
Mass	5.6500 g
OCC ID	DBYN-KODD-CKVZ-OPQM

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Shilling 1958: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1958 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1958 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Heath Warwick Source
	Shilling 1958 Broken back Copyright: Downies Source
	Shilling 1958 Broken back Copyright: Downies Source

Shilling 1958: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	New Zealand KM# 27.2
Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide	132
Australian Coin Chart	NB26

Relevant Links

Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Shilling, New Zealand, 1958

Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Shilling > 1958

Shilling 1958, Coin from New Zealand - detailed information