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1 Shilling - George VI 2nd type
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 1 Shilling (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned, bare-headed effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Thomas Humphrey Paget, with the engraver's initials HP truncating the neck. The circular legend reads GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR, arranged around the portrait and contained within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A crouching Māori warrior is depicted at centre, brandishing a taiaha — a traditional long-handled Māori staff weapon — in a posture of challenge, as designed by George Kruger Gray. The legend NEW ZEALAND arcs above the figure in the upper field, while the denomination ONE SHILLING and the date 1947 appear below, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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