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½ Crown (George VI)

Country:

United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Series:

1936~1952 - 11th King George VI

Catalog codes:

Col:GB-000126, WCC:km879

Variants:

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Themes:

Kings | Monograms | Seals (Emblems)

Issued on:

1949

Last issue date:

1952

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Britain (1809-1967)

Composition:

Copper-Nickel

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform. Both sides

Weight:

14.22 grams

Diameter:

32.3 mm

Thickness:

2.2 mm

Face value:

½ British crown

Known mintage:

65,650,521

Composition Details:

75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel

Score:

25% Accuracy: Very High

Related items:

5 (See)

Description:

Front: Large Escutcheon (party per cross, 1+4 England,
2 Scotland, 3 Ireland) between crowned monograms (mirrored G)
legend: (titles, upper-left) FID (top-right) DEF
(Fidei Defensor, translation: Defender of the Faith)
(top, up-left/right, spacers/crosses) ✧
(lower-left-bottom, texted value) HALF CROWN
(lower-right, year) 1949 until 1951 ('52)
Back: Head king George VI (left, 1937-1952)
designer: (below trucation) HP (Thomas Humphrey Paget, modeller, 1893–1974)
legend: GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
(Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex,
translation: by the Grace of God king of all British)
Edge: G - grained, type: tresholds

Formerly known as: y112

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