New Zealand 1/2 penny 1940-1947 coin value

 

The image of this coin is simply an example of New Zealand 1/2 penny 1940-1947 type 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.
See other types of coins of New Zealand.

 

coin New Zealand 1/2 penny 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 - bronze
Diameter - 25.4 mm.
Weight - 5.60 g.

Years of coinage - 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947

Reverse:
Hei Tiki (pendant of the Māori)
Legend: NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY / Year

Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#12

Coins price in "XF" - $2-4