New Zealand 1/2 penny coins catalog with values
1/2 penny 1940-1947
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 - 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
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
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
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.