New Zealand 1/2 penny coins catalog with values

 

1/2 penny 1940-1947

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

 

 

1/2 penny 1949-1952

coin New Zealand 1/2 penny 1949

 

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 - 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

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

Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: KING GEORGE THE SIXTH


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#20

Coins price in "XF" - $2-4

 

 

1/2 penny 1953-1955

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

Years of coinage - 1953, 1954, 1955

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

Obverse:
Queen's laureate bust right without shoulder strap
Legend: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#23.1

Coins price in "XF" - $10-15

 

 

1/2 penny 1956-1965

coin New Zealand 1/2 penny 1963

 

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 - bronze
Diameter - 25.4 mm.
Weight - 5.60 g.

Years of coinage - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965

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

Obverse:
Queen's laureate bust right with shoulder strap
Legend: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND


Edge: Reeded

Krause catalog number - KM#23.2

Coins price in "UNC" - $2-4

 

 

The image of this coins is simply an example of New Zealand 1/2 penny 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 penny of  New Zealand presented on this page is not sold or bought - this is only a catalog.