New Zealand 1949 Crown

[Sleepy 106]

Can anyone tell me what material the 1949 NZ Crown was minted in. All the reference, I can find, state silver but with no further details of what standard of silver. I'm even a little skeptical if it is silver at all as NZ changed from 0.5 silver to CuNi in 1948 along with the UK. 

[Rob 2,996]

All I have is Krause which says 0.500 silver

[VickySilver 775]

Mine in hand looks 0.500 but did not run a test on it. I believe the other NZ issues of smaller denominations went 0.500.

[Mr T 169]

I didn't think New Zealand ever had sterling silver coins.

Maybe try the tissue test to be sure? If it looks white through a tissue it's silver; if it looks grey it's cupronickel (from memory).