Halfcrown 1917, Coin from United Kingdom

Halfcrown 1917, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1970)

Coin	Halfcrown 1917

The halfcrown (or half crown) was a denomination of the pre-decimal Pound Sterling coinage worth one-eighth of a pound, or two and a half shillings (a full crown being defined as five shillings), or 30 pence. In sums, it was abbreviated "2/6" (pronounced "two and six" - two shillings and six pence, a full shilling being twelve pence). The half crown was first issued in 1549 in the reign of King Edward VI.

This type of halfcrown coins was struck during the reigns of King Edward VII and King George V. The reverse was designed by George William de Saulles, who also designed the portrait of King Edward VII.

The composition was Sterling Silver (0.925 silver) until 1920, after which the denomination - together with all other British silver coinage - was debased to 0.500 silver.

Half crowns issued in 1917 circulated for 53 years until the denomination was demonetised (ahead of other pre-decimal coins) on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	11,172,052 (11.2 million)
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Obverse

The obverse of the coin shows the bare (uncrowned) head of King George V facing left.

Below, on the neck truncation in small letters, are the designer's initials B.M. (for [Sir Edgar] Bertram Mackennal).

Around, the monarch's legend: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. Translated from Latin: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains.

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX

Reverse

Within the Garter with the motto of the Order of the Garter, HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (from Old French: May he be shamed who thinks badly of it), the reverse of the coin shows the crowned shield bearing the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom. The shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; in the second, the rampant lion and double tressure flory-counterflory of Scotland; and in the third, a harp for Ireland.

The shield is surmounted by the Imperial Crown; it was introduced after Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1880, and does not represent any physical crown.

Around above, the continuation of the monarch's legend: FID: DEF: IND: IMP: (Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).

Below, the denomination and the date HALF 1917 CROWN are divided by a pendant hanging from the base of the Collar.

Reverse Inscription	FID: DEF: IND: IMP: HALF 1917 CROWN

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Included in Set
Dame Vera Lynn 1917 Half Crown and 2022 UK £2 Silver Proof, mintage 177, limited to 500 2 coins: £2 Silver Proof, Vera Lynn 2022, Half Crown 1917

Halfcrown 1917: References to Information Used

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

Showing 100 from a total of 132 coins of type: Halfcrown

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Halfcrown 1816	unknown	King George III - Large Bull Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1816
Halfcrown 1817 Large Head	8,092,656	King George III - Large Bull Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Halfcrown 1817 Small Head	8,092,656	King George III - Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Halfcrown 1818	2,905,056	King George III - Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Halfcrown 1819	4,790,016	King George III - Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1819
Halfcrown 1820 King George III	2,396,592	King George III - Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Halfcrown 1820 King George IV	2,396,592	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1821	1,435,104	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1823 First Issue	2,003,760	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1823 Second Issue	2,003,760	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1824 Second Issue	465,696	King George IV - Laureate Head	GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1824 Third Issue (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA · 1824 ·
Halfcrown 1825	2,258,784	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA · 1825 ·
Halfcrown 1826	2,189,088	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA · 1826 ·
Halfcrown 1828	49,890	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA · 1828 ·
Halfcrown 1829	508,464	Portrait by Jean Baptiste Merlen	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA · 1829 ·
Halfcrown 1831 (Proof only)	unknown	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1834	993,168	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1835	281,952	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1836	1,588,752	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1837	150,526	King William IV - Bare Head	GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Halfcrown 1839	unknown	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1839
Halfcrown 1840	386,496	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1840
Halfcrown 1841	42,768	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1841
Halfcrown 1842	486,288	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1842
Halfcrown 1843	454,608	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1843
Halfcrown 1844	1,999,008	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1844
Halfcrown 1845	2,231,856	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1845
Halfcrown 1846	1,907,136	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1846
Halfcrown 1848	367,488	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1848
Halfcrown 1849	261,360	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1849
Halfcrown 1850	483,120	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1850
Halfcrown 1853 (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1853
Halfcrown 1862 (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1862
Halfcrown 1864 (Proof only)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1864
Halfcrown 1874	2,188,599	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1874
Halfcrown 1875	1,113,843	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1875
Halfcrown 1876	633,221	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1876
Halfcrown 1877	447,059	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1877
Halfcrown 1878	1,466,323	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1878
Halfcrown 1879	901,356	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1879
Halfcrown 1880	1,346,350	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1880
Halfcrown 1881	2,301,495	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1881
Halfcrown 1882	808,227	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1882
Halfcrown 1883	2,982,779	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1883
Halfcrown 1884	1,569,175	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1884
Halfcrown 1885	1,628,438	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1885
Halfcrown 1886	891,767	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1886
Halfcrown 1887 Young Head	1,438,046	Queen Victoria - Young Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1887
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee Head	1,438,046	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1888	1,428,787	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1889	4,811,954	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1890	3,228,111	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1891	2,284,632	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1892	1,710,946	Queen Victoria - Jubilee Head	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Halfcrown 1893	1,793,912	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1894	1,524,960	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1895	1,772,662	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1896	2,148,505	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1897	1,678,643	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1898	1,870,055	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1899	2,863,872	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1900	4,479,128	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1901	1,576,570	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA · DEI GRA · BRITT · REG ·
Halfcrown 1902	1,331,131	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1903	274,840	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1904	709,652	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1905	166,000	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1906	2,886,206	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1907	3,693,930	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1908	1,758,889	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1909	3,051,592	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1910	2,557,685	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1911	2,920,580	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1912	4,700,789	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1913	4,090,169	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1914	18,333,003	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1915	32,433,066	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1916	29,530,020	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1917	11,172,052	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1918	29,079,592	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1919	10,266,737	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1920	17,983,077	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1921	23,677,889	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1922	16,396,774	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1923	26,308,526	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1924	5,866,294	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1925	1,413,461	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1926	4,473,516	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1927 Old Design	6,852,872	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1927 New Design	15,000	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1928	18,762,727	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1929	17,632,636	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1930	809,501	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1931	11,264,468	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1932	4,793,643	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1933	10,311,494	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1934	2,422,399	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1935	7,022,216	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
Halfcrown 1936	7,039,423	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
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Halfcrown 1917: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Halfcrown Edward VII and George V
Issued	1917
Monarch	King George V
Effigy	King George V - Bare Head, by Bertram Mackennal
Reverse	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Face Value	2 1/2 (x Shilling)
Total Mintage	11,172,052 (11.2 million)
Current	No; demonetised 1970
Material	0.925 Silver
Designer	George William de Saulles
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	32.3000 mm
Thickness	2.0000 mm
Mass	14.1380 g
OCC ID	XYRV-PEVR-CGAV-EDQG

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Halfcrown 1917: Photos

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	Great Britain, 1/2 Crown, 1917 Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
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Halfcrown 1917: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	4011
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 818.1

Halfcrown 1917, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information