New Zealand: Coin Shilling 1965 - detailed information
New Zealand: Coin Shilling 1965
| Coin | Shilling 1965 |
|---|---|
| Mint | Royal Mint |
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 1965; at left above the ground line in small letters the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray). |
| Reverse Inscription | NEW ZEALAND ONE SHILLING 1965 |
| Edge | Milled |
| Edge Inscription | None |
| Notes | An extra million coins were minted in 1966, dated 1965. Krause catalogues report mintage of 3,500,000 (not including proofs and prooflike), which doesn't take these into account. |
Shilling 1965: Known varieties
| Variety | Prooflike | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintage | 25,000 (included in total) | ||
| Details | Older catalogues list this variety as "proof". | ||
| Variety | Proof | ||
| Mintage | 10 (included in total) | ||
| Variety | Broken back | ||
| Mintage | unknown (included in total) | ||
| 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). | ||
Shilling 1965: References to Information Used
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 1965 - 1966 | Mint | ||
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | 15 Oct 2014 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | Proof and prooflike | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof and prooflike | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof | |
| John Bertrand, New Zealand Coin and Banknote Catalogue | 1965 - | Valuations | ||
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 1965 - 1966 | Valuations |
Shilling 1965 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See FAQ before use! This is not a proper prediction! | ||||||
| Royal Mint | Broken back | Uncirculated (UNC) | 271.20 | 279.96 | 288.73 | 297.49 |
| Royal Mint | Broken back | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 169.11 | 177.06 | 185.01 | 192.97 |
| Royal Mint | Broken back | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 116.85 | 123.79 | 130.73 | 137.67 |
| Royal Mint | Broken back | Very Fine (VF) | 65.09 | 67.19 | 69.30 | 71.40 |
| Royal Mint | Broken back | Fine (F) | 33.82 | 35.41 | 37.00 | 38.59 |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 5.09 | 5.08 | 5.07 | 5.06 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 3.92 | 3.86 | 3.80 | 3.74 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 2.94 | 2.89 | 2.85 | 2.80 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 3.02 | 3.00 | 2.99 | 2.97 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 2.94 | 2.89 | 2.85 | 2.80 | |
Shilling 1965 / Best-effort future value guesstimates based on past value trends in currency: US Dollar (USD)
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See FAQ before use! This is not a proper prediction! | ||||||
| Royal Mint | Prooflike | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.15 |
| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 1.63 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.37 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.70 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | |
Historic values in NZD for Shilling 1965 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in NZD for Shilling 1965 / Broken back / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Shilling 1965 / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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Historic values in USD for Shilling 1965 / Prooflike / Royal Mint / (generated 8/2018). Inflation-corrected to 2017.
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All Coins of Country: New Zealand, Type: Shilling (28)
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Shilling 1965: Details
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Currency | New Zealand Pound |
| Coin Type | Shilling (CuproNickel) |
| Issued | 1965 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait) |
| Face Value | 1 (x Shilling) |
| Current | No (demonetised 2006) |
| Mintage | 4,525,010 (4.5 million) |
| Material | CuproNickel |
| Designer | George Kruger Gray |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | 23 |
| Mass (g) | 5.6500 |
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Shilling 1965: Catalogue Reference IDs
| Source | Reference ID |
|---|---|
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 27.2 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 139 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NB33 |