Home / Coins by Country / Coins from United Kingdom / Coin Type: Halfcrown Edward VII and George V
Detailed information about coin type: Halfcrown Edward VII and George V from United Kingdom:
| Description | The silver half crown (2½ shillings) was struck in this fineness (0.925) until 1920, when it was debased to .500 fine. Weakly struck specimens are common. Krause notes that "Fully struck World War I (1914 - 1918) specimens command a premium". |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom | Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
| Sub-type of | Halfcrown | Sub-types | |
| Face value | 2 1/2 (x Shilling) | ||
| Years produced | 1902 - 1919 | Current | No (demonetised 1970) |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | Designer | |
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | 32.3000 | Thickness (mm) | |
| Mass (g) | 14.1380 | ||
| Obverse | From 1902 to 1910, Kind Edward VII: Bare head of King Edward VII facing right; below in small letters De S. (for G.W. De Saulles, Mint Engraver); around, EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. From 1911 to 1919, King George V: Bare head of King George V facing left; below on neck truncation in small letters, B.M. (Bertram MacKennal); around, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. |
||
| Obverse inscription | EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX (1902-1910), GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX (1911-1919) |
||
| Reverse | At centre within Garter inscribed HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE; a crowned shield quartered with the arms of England (1 & 4) Scotland (2) and Ireland (3); around above FID: DEF: IND: IMP:; around below, HALF [year] CROWN the date being divided by the base of the Garter. |
||
| Reverse inscription | FID: DEF: IND: IMP: HALF [year] CROWN |
||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None |
Great Britain 1904 half crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries source |
Great Britain 1904 half crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: King Edward VII (1902 - 1910). source |
Great Britain 1918 half crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: King George V (1911 - 1936). source |