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1/2 Crown - George V
| Issuer | Southern Rhodesia (1932-1955) |
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| Year | 1932-1936 |
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| Currency | Pound (1932-1955) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the crowned shield of Southern Rhodesia, quartered with a lion passant and thistles in the upper half and a pickaxe on a decorative foliate background in the lower half, supported on either side by crossed axes. The royal cypher G V R I appears on either side of the shield. The circumscription reads SOUTHERN (date) RHODESIA arcing across the top and HALF CROWN along the lower periphery, all separated by ornate cross stops. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border, the design executed by George Kruger Gray. |
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Southern Rhodesia gained the right to issue its own coinage in 1932, following the establishment of responsible government in 1923. The coins were struck at the Royal Mint and, later, the Pretoria branch — a practical arrangement given the logistics of shipping blanks and finished pieces across the empire. This half crown series was produced in sterling silver at a moment when most dominions were quietly abandoning the standard; Southern Rhodesia held to .925 longer than many of its contemporaries.
The series closed in 1936 with George V's death in January of that year, leaving the final date a short-run issue.