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Detailed information about Coin: Threepence 1936 from New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 3 (x Penny) | Type | Threepence (Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1936 | Current | No (demonetised 1967) | ||||||
| Mintage | 2,760,000 (2.8 million) | Rarity | C (Common) | ||||||
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| Material | 0.500 Silver | Designer | George Kruger Gray | ||||||
| Monarch | King George V | Effigy | Portrait by Percy Metcalfe (Crowned Bust) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 16.2600 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 1.4138 | ||||||||
| Obverse | Crowned and draped bust of King George V facing left (portrait by Percy Metcalfe) extending to the rim of the coin; the designer's initials are not displayed. Around, divided by the bust, the monarch's legend: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR. |
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| Obverse inscription | GEORGE V KING EMPEROR | ||||||||
| Reverse | Two carved patu (Maori weapons) crossed with lanyards or throngs attached; between their blades, the value and denomination 3d (abbreviation for "three pence"); above, NEW ZEALAND; below, the date 1936. The artist's initials KG (Kruger Gray) were omitted from the reverse of the threepence until the 1937 issue when they were placed below the centre of the crossed weapons. |
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| Reverse inscription | NEW ZEALAND 3d 1936 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | unknown |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 1 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 53 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NT4 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| 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 | None | |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 1965 - 1966 | Valuations |
| Years | |||||
| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 113.85 | 115.01 | 116.17 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 99.38 | 98.59 | 97.80 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 60.56 | 60.43 | 60.31 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 36.22 | 36.57 | 36.93 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 9.46 | 9.62 | 9.78 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 3.09 | 3.10 | 3.12 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Royal Mint | Proof | Proof | 615.15 | 616.90 | 618.65 |
| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 51.35 | 51.19 | 51.03 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 22.66 | 22.52 | 22.38 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 11.98 | 11.83 | 11.68 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 2.91 | 2.81 | 2.71 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | |
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| Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Threepence > 1936 |
| Museums Victoria: Coin - 3 Pence, New Zealand, 1936 |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |