Coins from New Guinea

New Guinea refers to an Oceanic colonial possession of Britain, referred to as Papua, which was first colonised in the 1890s. The territory was enlarged following Germany's defeat in the Great War by the subsequent addition of the neighbouring colony of German New Guinea to the territory, both of whom were mandated to Australia by the League of Nations in 1919. Japanese troops invaded it in 1942, and bitter guerilla fighting ensued on the island until mid-1943. After WWII, the two territories were united in an administrative unit called 'Papua and New Guinea' in 1946, and the country of Papua New Guinea became an independent nation formally in 1975.
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See also: Papua New Guinea, German New Guinea

Pound (1915-1966)

12 Pence = 1 Shilling • 20 Shillings = 1 Pound

½ Penny - George V
1929
Non-circulating coin
Copper-nickel • 4 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 1, N# 34081

½ Penny - George V (Trial Strike)
1929
Pattern
Nickel • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 1a, N# 34082

1 Penny - George V
1929
Non-circulating coin
Copper-nickel • 5 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 2, N# 34083

1 Penny - George V (Trial Strike)
1929
Pattern
Nickel • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 2a, N# 34084

1 Penny - George V (Trial Strike)
1929
Pattern
Bronze
N# 319200

1 Penny - Edward VIII
1936
Bronze • 6.6 g • ⌀ 26.7 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 6, N# 11347

1 Penny - George VI
1938-1944
Bronze • 6.5 g • ⌀ 26.8 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 7, N# 13910

3 Pence - George V
1935
Copper-nickel • 1.3 g • ⌀ 16.34 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 3, N# 30329

3 Pence - George VI
1937-1944
Copper-nickel • 1.3 g • ⌀ 16.34 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 8, N# 9922

6 Pence - George V
1935
Copper-nickel • 2.7 g • ⌀ 19.4 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 4, N# 13913

6 Pence - George VI
1937-1943
Copper-nickel • 2.7 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 9, N# 13912

1 Shilling - George V
1935-1936
Silver (.925) • 5.38 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 5, N# 13418

1 Shilling - George VI
1938-1945
Silver (.925) • 5.3800 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 10, N# 7601