1 Florin - Elizabeth II 1st Portrait

Features

Issuer	New Zealand
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1953-1965
Value	1 Florin (0.1)
Currency	Pound (1840-1967)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	11.31 g
Diameter	28.58 mm
Thickness	2.22 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 October 2006
Number	N# 6081
References	KM# 28.1, 28.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, legend around.

Note: with or without shoulder strap (see below)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
+ QUEEN·ELIZABETH·THE·SECOND
M·G·

Engraver: Mary Gillick

Reverse

Kiwi bird left, legend above, denomination and date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NEW·ZEALAND
ONE·FLORIN·1962 KG

Engraver: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

The BU Uncirculated Sets issued in 1965, which was the last year of minting of the pre-decimal coins, came in three different versions.

The Pink Label Set included just ordinary circulation coins that had not gone into circulation.
The Green Label Set included selected circulation coins that had not gone into circulation.
Together the Pink & Green Label sets had a mintage figure of 175,000 in total.

The Blue Label Set included special selected and polished uncirculated coins. Sometimes described as "Prooflike".
The Blue Label set had a mintage of 25,000 in total.

Obverse die varieties:

KM#28.1 (1953-54) Bust without shoulder strap;
KM#28.2 (1961-65) Bust with shoulder strap.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1953	250 000			$ 4.00	$ 5.80			KM# 28.1	9%
1953								KM# 28.1; Matte Proof	0.4%
1953	7 000							KM# 28.1; Proof	0.9%
1954								KM# 28.1; Proof	0.2%
1961	1 500 000		$ 0.65	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 4.20	KM# 28.2	16%
1961								KM# 28.2; Proof	0.4%
1962	1 500 000			$ 1.40	$ 2.30	$ 2.40	$ 6.60	KM# 28.2	15%
1962								KM# 28.2; Proof	0.2%
1963	100 000			$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.20	$ 4.90	KM# 28.2	8%
1963								KM# 28.2; Proof	0.4%
1964	2 000 000	$ 0.58	$ 0.58	$ 0.78	$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 2.40	KM# 28.2	44%
1964								KM# 28.2; Proof	0.5%
1965	9 450 000	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.10	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 2.40	KM# 28.2	53%
1965	175 000						$ 2.30	KM# 28.2; BU Year Set	5%
1965	25 000						$ 4.00	KM# 28.2; Prooflike	1.5%

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