1/2 Penny - George V

€2,723.00
IssuerBritish West Africa
Year1912-1936
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound (1907-1968)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight5.67 g
Dimensions25.2 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#8
Obverse descriptionThe title of George V: `Rex et Indiae Imperator` (King and Emperor of Indies). The face value in English and in Arabic.
Obverse scriptArabic, Latin
Obverse letteringGEORGIVS V REX ET IND: IMP: ONE HALFPENNY نُصْف پَنّي
Reverse descriptionThe Star of David
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITISH WEST AFRICA · 1919 ·
EdgeSmooth
MintRoyal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975)
H
Heaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
KN
Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)
Mintage1912 H - - 3 120 000
1913  - - 1 382 000
1913 H - (fr) rare - 216 000
1914  - (fr) rare - 240 000
1914 H - - 586 000
1914 K - - 3 360 000
1914 K - Proof (issued in a double specimen set) -
1915 H - - 3 577 000
1916 H - - 4 046 000
1917 H - (fr) rare - 214 000
1918 H - - 490 000
1919 H - - 4 950 000
1919 KN - - 3 861 000
1920 H - - 26 285 000
1920 KN - - 13 844 000
1922 KN - (fr) rare - 5 817 000
1927  - - 528 000
1927  - Proof -
1929  - - 336 000
1929  - Proof -
1931  - (fr) rare - 96 000
1931  - Proof -
1932  - - 960 000
1932  - Proof -
1933  - - 2 122 000
1933  - Proof -
1934  - - 1 694 000
1934  - Proof -
1935  - - 3 271 000
1935  - Proof -
1936  - - 5 400 000
1936  - Proof -
Catalog ID5915931260
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