Great Britain - 1944 - ½ Penny - George VI

Description

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½ Penny - George VI
with 'IND:IMP'
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Features
Issuer
United Kingdom
King
George VI (
1936-1952
)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1937-1948
Value
1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480)
Currency
Pound sterling (
1158-1970
)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
5.67 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
08-01-1969
Number
N
# 870
References
KM
# 844,
Sp
# 4115
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George VI facing left, legend around.
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP:
HP
Translation:
George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains Defender of the Faith Emperor of India
Engraver:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
Three-masted ship (Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind) sailing left, denomination above, date below
Lettering:
HALF PENNY
HP
1943
Engraver:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Edge
Plain
Comments
The standard weight of these pieces was 80 to the pound avoirdupois (1/5 ounce or 87½ grains).
This type uses a slightly re-worked reverse die for each year. The differences are very small and only the 1940 can be said to have genuine varieties, as three reverses can be found with this date. The image below shows these differences and is reproduced with the kind permission of
Declan Magee Coins
and Numista member Sjoelund. Full details of the differences between all the reverses can be found in Freeman.