Threepence coin values - New Zealand

New Zealand

threepence

1933 to 1965

Values, images, and specifications for New Zealand

three pence coins from 1933 to 1965.

New Zealand's first

threepence was minted

in 1933.

The threepence ran until

1965, when New Zealand

stopped having pre-decimal

coins minted in preparation

 for decimilisation in 1967.

The New Zealand threepence obverse features the United

Kingdom monarch of the time.

The reverse design shows two crossed patu with thong wrist

straps. The words 'NEW ZEALAND 3d' are above the main

design, with the date below.

Prior to 1933 United Kingdom currency

was the official legal tender of New Zealand,

although Australian coins and notes were

also generally accepted.

3 pennies = 1 threepence

= 1/4 of a shilling = 1/80 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1939, 1949