New Zealand 1965 shilling

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This copper-nickel shilling is the last 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. This date was saved in large numbers as a souvenir and is common in all grades. The Maori warrior on the reverse first appeared in 1933.

Recorded mintage: 3,500,000 plus 25,000 specimens for sets.

Specification: 5.65 g, copper-nickel, 23.6 mm diameter, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger-Gray.

Catalog reference: KM 27.2.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1964 shilling
• 1965 threepence
• 1965 sixpence
• 1965 florin
• 1965 half crown
• 1967 dollar
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of New Zealand