New Zealand 1965 3 pence

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This copper-nickel three pence is a late date of a type struck 1956-65. In 1967, New Zealand abandoned the sterling coinage she had used since the days of Captain Cook and adopted the decimal dollar and cent. Silver was dropped from the coinage in 1947, same as Great Britain. This date was saved in large numbers as a souvenir and is common in all grades. The objects on the reverse are Maori war clubs.

Recorded mintage: 4,200,000 + 25,000 prooflike + 10 proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel, 16.3 mm diameter, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger-Gray.

Catalog reference: KM 25.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1964 threepence
• 1964 florin
• 1965 sixpence
• 1965 shilling
• 1965 florin
• 1965 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of New Zealand