| Issuer | Straits Settlements |
|---|---|
| Year | 1872-1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Cent (0.005) |
| Currency | Dollar (1845-1939) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 4.66 g |
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#8 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust facing left |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN H |
| Reverse description | Denomination within beaded circle, date lower right |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1/2 · HALF CENT 1872 · |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) W James Watt & Co., Smethwick,United Kingdom (1860-1895) |
| Mintage | 1872 - Proof - 1872 H - - 5 610 000 1872 H - Proof - 1873 - - 1874 - Proof - 1875 - Proof - 1875 W - Proof - 1883 - - 2 740 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 4614234260 |
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