1946 NEW ZEALAND THREEPENCE – GEORGE VI
£15.00
A 1946 New Zealand Threepence struck in .500 silver, featuring the bare‑headed portrait of King George VI with the legend GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, and the pair of Māori patu (clubs) reverse. A classic mid‑century Commonwealth silver issue.
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The 1946 New Zealand Threepence is part of New Zealand’s early Commonwealth silver coinage issued under King George VI. Struck in .500 silver, it features the distinctive Māori patu (club) reverse — a culturally significant design symbolising strength, heritage, and traditional craftsmanship.
Obverse
Bare‑headed portrait of King George VI facing left, with the New Zealand‑specific legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR.
Reverse
A pair of intricately carved Māori patu (clubs) crossed, with the denomination 3d (threepence) above and the date 1946 below. The design is clean, bold, and unmistakably New Zealand. Designed by George Kruger Gray, whose work appears across many Commonwealth series.
Specifications
- Country: New Zealand
- Denomination: Threepence
- Year: 1946
- Monarch: George VI
- Metal: .500 Silver
- Weight: 1.41 g
- Diameter: 16.3 mm
- Edge: Plain
- Obverse: Bare head of King George VI left
- Obverse Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR
- Reverse: Pair of Māori patu (clubs), (Kruger Gray)
- Mintage: 2,000,000 (rounded)
- Classification: Pre‑decimal Commonwealth silver
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