Ethan is very generous - wow! The reason NZ was 50% silver and Aus 92.5% was because in 1933 NZ started their own coins, but they were minted at the Royal Mint (Designs were chosen in NZ, but Royal Mint did the rest). In 1920 when Royal Mint dropped to 50% silver, Australia stayed at 92.5% as they had their own silver supplies and kept it up to 1945 and they minted their own coins. Same with Canada and South Africa, although they dropped to 80% silver content. Strangely the UK kept Indian silver coins at 92.5% until 1939. But NZ only got coins from 33 and before that used UK coins. In 1947 NZ dropped to muck metals like the UK, although we got the one off 1949 Royal Visit crown which was 50% silver. The design on the 3d is a Maori war club called a Waihaka. I have a nearly complete set of NZ coins, all designed by Kruger Grey from photographs done in NZ. Portraits are different too as Australia used the Mackennal crowned portrait from 1911, whilst NZ used the Kruger Grey portrait from 1932 first used on Rhodesian coins and NZ, Fiji, Mauritius and Seychelles all adopted it in 1933/34. 1937 saw NZ move to the uncrowned portrait of GVI by Humphrey Paget, however the colonies kept a crowned portrait by Percy Metcalfe
Enjoyed seeing your gifts , I think they are all nice for differing reasons . I did also like the NZ coin with the design of the Maori war clubs . Is it just me or have the Royal Mint over the years stopped putting many commemorative £2 coins into actual circulation , I remember when it was not that hard to find up to date commemoratives in change nowdays it seems to be the older commemoratives .
The Edward I Penny is incredible! Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! 😁
super nice coins
Ethan is very generous - wow! The reason NZ was 50% silver and Aus 92.5% was because in 1933 NZ started their own coins, but they were minted at the Royal Mint (Designs were chosen in NZ, but Royal Mint did the rest). In 1920 when Royal Mint dropped to 50% silver, Australia stayed at 92.5% as they had their own silver supplies and kept it up to 1945 and they minted their own coins. Same with Canada and South Africa, although they dropped to 80% silver content. Strangely the UK kept Indian silver coins at 92.5% until 1939. But NZ only got coins from 33 and before that used UK coins. In 1947 NZ dropped to muck metals like the UK, although we got the one off 1949 Royal Visit crown which was 50% silver.
The design on the 3d is a Maori war club called a Waihaka. I have a nearly complete set of NZ coins, all designed by Kruger Grey from photographs done in NZ. Portraits are different too as Australia used the Mackennal crowned portrait from 1911, whilst NZ used the Kruger Grey portrait from 1932 first used on Rhodesian coins and NZ, Fiji, Mauritius and Seychelles all adopted it in 1933/34. 1937 saw NZ move to the uncrowned portrait of GVI by Humphrey Paget, however the colonies kept a crowned portrait by Percy Metcalfe
Wow thank you very much that explains it 😁
I never realized India had sterling silver for so long
Extra-Brilliant comment, l must say. l`ll keep it as a document.
good to see you guys branching out around the empire
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Nice coins well done
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Enjoyed seeing your gifts , I think they are all nice for differing reasons . I did also like the NZ coin with the design of the Maori war clubs . Is it just me or have the Royal Mint over the years stopped putting many commemorative £2 coins into actual circulation , I remember when it was not that hard to find up to date commemoratives in change nowdays it seems to be the older commemoratives .
Thank you 🙏
Yes sadly less and less Commemorative Coins actually circulate these days 😢