New Zealand 1/2 crown coins catalog with values
1/2 crown 1933-1935
Governor - George V king of Great Britain (1910-1936)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - silver 0.500
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.14 g.
Years of coinage - 1933, 1934, 1935
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
King's crowned bust left
Legend: GEORGE V KING EMPEROR
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#5
Coins price in "F" - $15-25
1/2 crown 1937-1946
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - silver 0.500
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.14 g.
Years of coinage - 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#11
Coins price in "XF" - $30-35
1/2 crown 1940 New Zealand Centennial
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - commemorative coin
Composition - silver 0.500
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.14 g.
Years of coinage - 1940
Reverse:
Radiant sun above city, standing figure in foreground
Legend: NEW ZEALAND CENTENIAL HALL CROWN / 1840-1940
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#14
Coins price in "UNC" - $20-30
1/2 crown 1947
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.14 g.
Years of coinage - 1947
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#11a
Coins price in "XF" - $4-8
1/2 crown 1948-1951
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.00 g.
Years of coinage - 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#19
Coins price in "XF" - $3-5
1/2 crown 1953
Governor - Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-2022)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.00 g.
Years of coinage - 1953
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
Queen's laureate bust right without shoulder strap
Legend: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#29.1
Coins price in "XF" - $30-40
1/2 crown 1961-1965
Governor - Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-2022)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 Florin=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - copper-nickel
Diameter - 32.0 mm.
Weight - 14.00 g.
Years of coinage - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
Reverse:
Crowned shield within ornamental design
Legend: NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN / Year
Obverse:
Queen's laureate bust right with shoulder strap
Legend: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Edge: Reeded
Krause catalog number - KM#29.2
Coins price in "XF" - $10-15
The image of this coins is simply an example of New Zealand 1/2 crown coinage. Coin values are for reference only and can only serve as an approximate estimate for a piece of stated condition and typical year.
A coin of the same type from a rarer year may cost significantly more, but not always. Each specific case requires separate consideration.
Coins 1/2 crown
of New Zealand presented on this page is not sold or bought - this is only a catalog.