Halfcrown 1951, Coin from United Kingdom

Halfcrown 1951, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1970)

Coin	Halfcrown 1951

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	9,003,520 (9.0 million)
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Obverse
Bare head of King George VI facing left; around, part of the the monarch's legend in Latin GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX (George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains); below the neck truncation in small letters are the artist's initials HP (for [Thomas] Humphrey Paget).

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX

Reverse
An ornate shield quartered with the arms of England (1 & 4) Scotland (2) and Ireland (3) dividing crowned GG (one G reversed); around above FID DEF (the "IND IMP" part of the legend for Emperor of India has been removed after the Independence of India); around below, HALF CROWN 1951; a thistle, a rose and a shamrock near rim at 9, 12 and 3 o'clock.

Reverse Inscription	FID DEF HALF CROWN 1951

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Halfcrown 1951: Known varieties

Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: 20,000
Variety	Matt Proof
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".

Halfcrown 1951: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Notes
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

Showing 32 from a total of 132 coins of type: Halfcrown

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Halfcrown 1937	9,132,842	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1938	6,426,478	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1939	15,478,635	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1940	17,948,439	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1941	15,773,984	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1942	31,220,090	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1943	15,462,875	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1944	15,255,165	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1945	19,849,242	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1946	22,724,873	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1947	21,911,484	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1948	71,164,703	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1949	28,272,512	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1950	28,353,013	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1951	9,003,520	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1952	2	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX
Halfcrown 1953	3,923,214	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA BRITT: OMN: REGINA
Halfcrown 1954	11,614,953	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1955	23,628,726	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1956	33,934,909	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1957	34,200,563	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1958	15,745,688	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1959	9,028,844	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1960	19,929,191	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1961	25,887,897	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1962	23,998,112	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1963	17,572,800	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1964	4,576,800	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1965	8,124,800	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1966	14,811,200	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1967	21,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Halfcrown 1970 (Proof only)	750,476	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
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Halfcrown 1951: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Halfcrown George VI (CuproNickel)
Issued	1951
Monarch	King George VI
Effigy	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
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
Size	32.3000 mm
Mass	14.1400 g
OCC ID	WLGV-BELD-CPNM-EMPX

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Halfcrown 1951: Photos

Image	Details
	Great Britain 1951 half crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: Matt Proof. Source
	Great Britain 1951 half crown Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Notes: Matt Proof. Source
	George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1951 Copyright: JNCoins Source
	George VI, Silver Half-crown, 1951 Copyright: JNCoins Source

Halfcrown 1951: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 879
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	4106

Halfcrown 1951, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information