New Zealand 1957 1/2 penny
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New Zealand did not receive her own coinage until 1933, British coins being used heretofore. Issue of pennies and half pennies did not begin until 1940. This type, with a visible shoulder fold in the queen's dress, was minted 1956-65. All dates are common but proofs are rare. The coinage was decimalized in 1967.
Recorded mintage: 1,440,000 + few proofs.
Specification: bronze, 5.6 g, 25.4 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 23.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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