| Coin | Sixpence 1956 |
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| Mint | Royal Mint |
Mintage | 2,000,000, Rarity: C (Common) |
| 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 + |
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| Reverse |
A huia bird perched on a branch facing right; around above, NEW ZEALAND; around below, the denomination and date, SIXPENCE 1956; below the centre of the branch, in small letters, the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray). |
| Reverse Inscription |
NEW ZEALAND SIXPENCE 1956 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Renniks New Zealand Coinage Guide 1966:
"1956: The obverse master die was re-designed with shoulder strap and the design made slightly smaller. 1957 sixpences have been reported without shoulder straps." |
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