Halfcrown 1951, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information
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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 introduced in 1927 and was struck until 1952, during the reigns of King George V and King George VI. The reverse was designed by George Kruger Gray. Initially, the composition was 0.500 silver, debased from earlier (pre-1920) silver coinage which was "sterling" (92.5%) silver. Starting in 1947, the denomination was entirely debased, together with the rest of the previously silver British coinage, to copper-nickel. The half crown was demonetised - ahead of other pre-decimal coins - on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency. In other words, half crowns issued in 1951 were legal tender for 19 years. | ||||||||||||
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| Variety | Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 20,000 | |
| Variety | Matt Proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | According to Spink, "of the highest rarity"; according to Krause, "there are reportedly one or two known of this variety, struck specifically for use in photographs". | |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
| Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Circulation mintage | |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | Proof mintage | ||
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proof, Matt Proof |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
| Coin Type | Halfcrown George V and George VI |
| Issued | 1951 |
| Monarch | King George VI |
| Effigy | King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget |
| Reverse | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom |
| Face Value | 2 1/2 (x Shilling) |
| Total Mintage | 9,003,520 (9.0 million) |
| Current | No; demonetised 1970 |
| Material | CuproNickel |
| Designer | George Kruger Gray |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 32.3000 mm |
| Mass | 14.1380 g |
| OCC ID | WLGV-BELD-CPNM-EMPX |
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Great Britain 1951 half crown
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Great Britain 1951 half crown
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George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1951
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George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1951
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 879 |
| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4106 |