Fifty Cents 1897, Coin from British Honduras

Fifty Cents 1897, Coin from British Honduras (demonetised 1981)

Coin	Fifty Cents 1897

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	20,000
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Obverse
Diademed head of Queen Victoria facing left (portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon); around, VICTORIA QUEEN.

Obverse Inscription	VICTORIA QUEEN

Reverse
At centre within a circle of beads in two lines, 50 / CENTS; around within three equal compartments, BRITISH HONDURAS 1897.

Reverse Inscription	50 CENTS BRITISH HONDURAS 1897

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Fifty Cents 1897: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage

All (14) coins of type: Fifty Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Fifty Cents 1894	38,000	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)	VICTORIA QUEEN
Fifty Cents 1895	36,500	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)	VICTORIA QUEEN
Fifty Cents 1897	20,000	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)	VICTORIA QUEEN
Fifty Cents 1901	10,030	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)	VICTORIA QUEEN
Fifty Cents 1906	15,000	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Crowned Bust)	EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR
Fifty Cents 1907	19,000	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Crowned Bust)	EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR
Fifty Cents 1911	12,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Fifty Cents 1919	40,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Fifty Cents 1954	75,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Fifty Cents 1962	50,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Fifty Cents 1964	50,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Fifty Cents 1965	25,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Fifty Cents 1966	25,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Fifty Cents 1971	30,000	Portrait by Cecil Thomas	QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

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Fifty Cents 1897: Details

Country	British Honduras
Currency	British Honduras Dollar
Coin Type	Fifty Cents (Silver)
Issued	1897
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Effigy	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young crowned head)
Face Value	50 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	20,000
Current	No; demonetised 1981
Material	0.925 Silver
Designer	George W. de Saulles
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Mass	11.6200 g
OCC ID	QBVY-XEWR-CDZY-OJZN

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Fifty Cents 1897: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - 50 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1897 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source
	Coin - 50 Cents, British Honduras (Belize), 1897 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Source
	British Honduras 1897 50 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's Bowers Source
	British Honduras 1897 50 cents Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's Bowers Source

Fifty Cents 1897: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	British Honduras KM# 10

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