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The obverse of the coin displays the crowned and draped bust of King George V facing left (his portrait by Percy Metcalfe) extending below to the rim of the coin.
The artist's initials are not shown.
Around above, divided by the crown, the monarch's legend GEORGE V KING EMPEROR.
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A huia bird perched on a branch facing right; around above, NEW ZEALAND; around below, the denomination and date, SIXPENCE 1936; below the centre of the branch, in small letters, the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
NEW ZEALAND SIXPENCE 1936 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | All catalogues show mintage of 1,480,000 which is at variance with the number of 1,580,000 provided by the statistics of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. |
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