Sixpence 1958 [New Zealand]

Coins-Australia and Oceania


Sixpence 1958 [New Zealand]
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 2.83 g
  • Mintage: 3 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 6 pence
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medallic
  • Designer: obverse: Mary Gillick; reverse: George Edward Kruger-Gray
  • Summary: KM# 26.2
  • Diameter: 19.3 mm
  • Reverse
    Along the upper rim, the country name 'NEW . ZEALAND'. To the right, the year of issue '1958'. At the bottom, the inscription 'SIXPENCE'. In the central part of the reverse, a relief image of a huia bird with folded wings on a branch. Below its feet, the inscription 'KG' — the engraver's mark of George Edward Kruger-Gray.
  • Obverse
    Around the edge of the coin — decorative raised dots. In the left part, along the rim, the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. The beginning and end of the inscription are separated by a cross. In the central part, the right-facing profile of the Queen wearing a laurel wreath (variety — shoulder strap visible).

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