NEW ZEALAND. George V. 1910-1936. Proof AR Crown (38mm, 28.27 g, 12h). Commemorating the Silver Jubilee. London mint. Dated 1935. Crowned and mantled bust left / Maori chief Tāmati Waka Nene, holding taiaha and standing right, shaking hands with Captain William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand; crown behind; WAITANGI in exergue. KM 6. Lightly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906596-003, graded PF 63. Rare – only 468 proofs struck. The key to the New Zealand series.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Bowers & Merena (23 June 1986), lot 1338.
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