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Detailed information about Coin: Threepence 1943 from New Zealand
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| Country | New Zealand | Currency | New Zealand Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 3 (x Penny) | Type | Threepence (Silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1943 | Current | No (demonetised 1967) | ||||||
| Mintage | 4,400,000 (4.4 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) | 16.2600 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 1.4138 | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 1943; the artist's initials KG (for [George] Kruger Gray) are below the centre of the crossed weapons. |
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| Reverse inscription | NEW ZEALAND 3d 1943 | ||||||||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | New Zealand KM# 7 |
| Renniks, New Zealand Coinage Guide | 59 |
| Australian Coin Chart | NT11 |
| 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 | ||
| 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) | 72.71 | 73.16 | 73.62 | 74.07 | |
| Royal Mint | Almost Uncirculated (aUNC) | 40.55 | 40.40 | 40.26 | 40.11 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 25.85 | 25.94 | 26.02 | 26.11 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 7.27 | 7.30 | 7.33 | 7.36 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | |
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| Mint | Variety | Grade | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Royal Mint | Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) | 27.70 | 26.08 | 24.45 | 22.82 | |
| Royal Mint | Uncirculated (UNC) | 12.68 | 12.19 | 11.69 | 11.20 | |
| Royal Mint | Extra Fine (EF, XF) | 5.38 | 5.24 | 5.11 | 4.97 | |
| Royal Mint | Very Fine (VF) | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | |
| Royal Mint | Fine (F) | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | |
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| Coins New Zealand > NZ Pre Decimal coins (1933 to 1965) > Threepence > 1943 |
| Museums Victoria: Coin - 3 Pence, New Zealand, 1943 |
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| Royal Mint Bullion |