Summary

Proof 1/2 Crown, Issued by New Zealand, 1935
Minted by Royal Mint, London

Obverse Description

Crowned bust of George V facing left (extends to rim); around, GEORGE V KING EMPEROR (by Percy Metcalf)

Reverse Description

Shield of Arms of the Dominion of New Zealand on their shield (quartered with the Southern Cross, a wheat sheaf, a lamb suspended by a ribbon and mining hammers crossed divided by three ships) surmounted by the Royal Crown and surrounded by ornamentation inspired by Maori carvings; around, NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN; below, 1935; in small letters to right of date the artist's initials K.G. ([George] Kruger Gray).

Edge Description

Milled

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