Half Crown coin values - New Zealand

New Zealand

half crown

1933 to 1965

Values, images, and specifications for New Zealand

halfcrown coins from 1933 to 1965.

New Zealand's first half

 crown was minted in 1933.

The halfcrown ran until 1965,

when New Zealand stopped

having pre-decimal coins

minted in preparation for

decimilisation in 1965.

The New Zealand half crown obverse features the United

Kingdom monarch of the time.

The reverse shows the New Zealand Shield of Arms with Royal

Crown above, embellished with Maori designs. The surrounding

legend reads 'NEW ZEALAND HALF CROWN' and the date.

Prior to 1933 United Kingdom currency

was the official legal tender of New Zealand,

although Australian coins and notes were

also generally accepted.

30 pennies = 2 shillings and 6 pence

= 1/2 crown = 1/8 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1936, 1938, 1939, 1952,

1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960