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Detailed information about Coin: Sixpence 1943 from New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 6 (x Penny) | Type | Sixpence (Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1943 | Current | No (demonetised 2006) | ||||||
| Mintage | 1,800,000 (1.8 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | 0.500 Silver | Designer | George Kruger Gray | ||||||
| Monarch | King George VI | Effigy | Portrait by Thomas Humphrey Paget | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 19 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 2.9000 | ||||||||
| 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). |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR | ||||||||
| Reverse | A huia bird perched on a branch facing right; around above, NEW ZEALAND; around below, the denomination and date, SIXPENCE 1943; 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 1943 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 8 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 90 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NS11 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | ||
| 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 |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 421.94 | 426.95 | 431.96 | 436.98 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 99.35 | 98.28 | 97.21 | 96.15 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 60.83 | 60.61 | 60.39 | 60.17 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 14.70 | 14.47 | 14.24 | 14.01 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 4.19 | 4.22 | 4.25 | 4.29 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 73.48 | 68.00 | 62.51 | 57.02 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 37.99 | 36.50 | 35.01 | 33.51 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 17.88 | 17.42 | 16.97 | 16.51 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 6.72 | 6.64 | 6.57 | 6.49 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.67 | 2.82 | |
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| Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Sixpence > 1943 |
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