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3 Pence 1956, No Shoulder Strap [New Zealand]

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3 Pence 1956, No Shoulder Strap [New Zealand]
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 1.41 g
  • Name: No Shoulder Strap
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 3 pence
  • Currency Unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Mary Gillick; reverse: George Edward Kruger-Gray
  • Reference: KM# 25.1
  • Diameter: 16.3 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the upper rim, the country name 'NEW . ZEALAND'. The date '1956' below. In the center, crossed patu (Māori hand clubs). Above, the inscription '3 d' for 3 pence. Below the patu, the initials 'KG' for the engraver George Edward Kruger-Gray.
  • Obverse
    Around the rim, decorative raised dots. Around the edge, the legend 'QUEEN . ELIZABETH . THE . SECOND'. The beginning and end of the inscription are separated by a cross. In the center, the right-facing profile of the young Queen wearing a laurel wreath.

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