United Kingdom: Coin Three Halfpence 1838 - detailed information

United Kingdom: Coin Three Halfpence 1838
CoinThree Halfpence 1838

MintRoyal Mint
Obverse
United Kingdom / Three Halfpence 1838 - obverse photo

Head of Queen Victoria with plain band and fillet around hair; around, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:.
Obverse Inscription VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Reverse
United Kingdom / Three Halfpence 1838 - reverse photo

Within an oak wreath the denomination, 1 1/2 [pence]; above, crown; below, the date 1838.
Reverse Inscription 1 1/2 1838
EdgePlain
Edge InscriptionNone
Three Halfpence 1838: Known varieties
Variety Proof
Mintage unknown
Three Halfpence 1838: References to Information Used
SourceEditionAboutLinkNotes
Museums Victoria Collections 2016 Coin description link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins 1971 Mint
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins Mintage
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom Varieties Proof
All (13) Coins of Country: United Kingdom, Type: Three Halfpence
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
Three Halfpence 1834 800,000 Portrait by William Wyon GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Three Halfpence 1835 634,000 Portrait by William Wyon GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Three Halfpence 1836 158,000 Portrait by William Wyon GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Three Halfpence 1837 31,000 Portrait by William Wyon GULIELMUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:
Three Halfpence 1838 539,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1839 760,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1840 95,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1841 158,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1842 1,869,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1843 475,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1860 160,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1862 256,000 Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1870 (Proof only) unknown Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Three Halfpence 1838: Details
CountryUnited Kingdom
CurrencyPound Sterling (pre-decimal)
PeriodPound Sterling (pre-decimal) (1801 - 1971)
Coin TypeThree Halfpence
Issued1838
MonarchQueen Victoria
EffigyPortrait by William Wyon (Young Head)
Face Value1 1/2 (x Penny)
CurrentNo
Mintage539,000
Material0.925 Silver
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationReversed (Coin Alignment, Axis 6)
Size (mm)12
Mass (g)0.7100
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Three Halfpence 1838: Photos
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Coin - 3 Halfpence, Jamaica, 1838
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Coin - 3 Halfpence, Jamaica, 1838
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Three Halfpence 1838: Catalogue Reference IDs
SourceReference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World CoinsGreat Britain KM# 728
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom3915
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Museums Victoria: Coin - 3 Halfpence, Jamaica, 1838