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Currency - Coin - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny

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Currency - Coin - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny
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Coin - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny - 1928

KM # 837

SPECIFICATIONS~

Composition: Bronze

Weight: 5.67 g

Diameter: 25.5 mm

Edge: Plain



DESIGN~

Obverse: Bare head of King George V facing left, with the surrounding legend: 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX FID: DEF:IND:IMP'

Obverse Designer: Bertram MacKennal

Reverse: Britannia sated facing right, wearing a helmet, holding a trident, hand resting on a shield, with the words 'ONE PENNY' in the fields, date below.



NOTES~

Ruler: George V

Mint: British Royal Mint

Series: Pre-Decimal




General Information:

This is a popular for all serious collectors.

The British pre-decimal halfpenny (½d) coin, usually simply known as a halfpenny , was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny or 1/480th of a pound sterling. Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. It ceased to be legal tender in 1969, in the run-up to decimalisation. The halfpenny featured two different designs on its reverse during its years in circulation. From 1672 until 1936 the image of Britannia appeared on the reverse, and from 1937 onwards the image of the Golden Hind appeared. Like all British coinage, it bore the portrait of the monarch on the obverse.