Penny coin values - New Zealand

New Zealand

penny

1940 to 1965

Values, images, and specifications for New Zealand

penny coins from 1940 to 1965.

New Zealand's first penny

was minted in 1940.

The penny ran until 1965,

when New Zealand stopped

having pre-decimal coins

minted in preparation

 for decimilisation in 1967.

The New Zealand penny obverse features the United

Kingdom monarch of the time.

The reverse shows a tui bird perched on a blossoming

kowhai branch. The words 'NEW ZEALAND ONE PENNY'

surround the main design, 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 penny = 1/12 of a shilling

= 1/240 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1933 - 1939, 1948

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