Halfpenny coin values - New Zealand

New Zealand

halfpenny

1940 to 1965

Values, images, and specifications for New Zealand

half penny coins from 1940 to 1965.

New Zealand's first

halfpenny was minted

in 1940.

The halfpenny ran until

1965, when New Zealand

stopped having pre-decimal

coins minted in preparation

 for decimilisation in 1967.

The New Zealand halfpenny obverse features the United

Kingdom monarch of the time.

The reverse shows a hei-tiki (Maori charm), with ornamental

scrolls to either side. The words 'NEW ZEALAND HALF PENNY'

surround the hei-tiki, with the date below.

Prior to 1933 United Kingdom currency

was the official legal tender of New Zealand,

although Australian coins and notes were

also generally accepted.

1 halfpenny = 1/2 of a penny

= 1/24 of a shilling = 1/480 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1933 - 1939, 1943, 1948

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