Description

New Zealand Penny 1952.

King George VI Reign, 1936-1952.

Obverse: Uncrowned portrait of King George VI left.

Legend: GEORGE VI KING EMPEROR.

Designer: Thomas Humphry Paget.

Reverse: Tui bird standing in the branches of a kōwhai tree.

Legend: NEW ZEALAND  ONE PENNY.

Designer: L.C. Mitchell. 

Royal Mint, London. 10,800,000.

Specifications:

Bronze, 9.56g, 31mm, thickness 1.8mm, edge plain.

Grade: Uncirculated Red-brown luster.