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Variety | Proof | |
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Mintage | Issued: 26,402 (included in total) | |
Details | Proofs were struck to commemorate the coronation on 12 May 1937. | |
In Set |
Specimen Coins 1937, mintage 26,402
15 coins: Crown, Half Crown, Two Shillings, English Shilling, Scottish Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence Silver, Threepence Brass, Penny, Half Penny, Farthing, Maundy Fourpence, Maundy Threepence, Maundy Twopence, Maundy Penny | |
Variety | Matte proof | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | According to Krause, "there are reportedly one or two known of this variety, struck specifically for use in photographs". | |
In Set |
Specimen Coins 1937 (Matte Proof), mintage unknown
15 coins: Crown, Half Crown, Two Shillings, English Shilling, Scottish Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence Silver, Threepence Brass, Penny, Half Penny, Farthing, Maundy Fourpence, Maundy Threepence, Maundy Twopence, Maundy Penny |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Circulation and proof mintage | |
Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Proof |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Matt proof |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Halfcrown George VI (Silver) |
Issued | 1937 |
Monarch | King George VI |
Effigy | King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget |
Face Value | 2 1/2 (x Shilling) |
Total Mintage | 9,132,842 (9.1 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1970 |
Material | 0.500 Silver |
Designer | George Kruger Gray |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 32.3000 mm |
Mass | 14.1380 g |
OCC ID | ZQRA-POBN-CJLK-OYJD |
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Proof Coin - Halfcrown, George VI, Great Britain, 1937
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Proof. Source |
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Proof Coin - Halfcrown, George VI, Great Britain, 1937
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Justine Philip Notes: Proof. Source |
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George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1937
Copyright: JNCoins Source |
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George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1937
Copyright: JNCoins Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 856 |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4080 |