Description: THIS IS GREAT BRITAIN GEORGE VI 1948 HALF CROWN Composition Copper-nickelWeight 14.14 gDiameter 32.3 mmThickness 2.2 mmShape RoundOrientation Medal alignment ↑↑Demonetized 12-31-1969Numista › Coins › United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies › United Kingdom½ Crown - George VI 2nd type; with 'IND:IMP'© A. KOIFMAN JR.FeaturesIssuerUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) KingGeorge VI (1936-1952) TypeStandard circulation coinYears1947-1948Value½ Crown (⅛)CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni)Weight14.14 gDiameter32.3 mmThickness2.2 mmShapeRoundTechniqueMilledOrientationMedal alignment ↑↑Demonetized31 December 1969NumberN#1295ReferencesKM# 866, Sp# 4101ObverseUncrowned portrait of King George VI left, legend around.Script: LatinLettering: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX HPUnabridged legend: Georgius VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium RexTranslation: George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the BritainsEngraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget ReverseQuartered shield of arms flanked by crowned royal cyphers, legend above, denomination and date below.Script: LatinLettering: FID:DEF IND:IMP GG GG K G HALF CROWN 1947Unabridged legend: Fidei Defensor Indiae ImperatorTranslation: Defender of the Faith Emperor of IndiaEngraver: George Kruger Gray EdgeReededCommentsThe standard weight of these coins was 5/11 troy ounce (218.2 grains). Under the Coinage Act of 1946, the composition changed from .500 silver to .750 copper/.250 nickel but the weight remained unchanged.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Lady Lake, Florida
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: Half Crown
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Year: 1948
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Certification: Uncertified
