50 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

€1,103.00
IssuerEastern Caribbean States
Year1955-1965
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Cents (0.50 BWI$)
CurrencyBritish West Indies dollar (1935-1965)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight12.96 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness2.36 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Cecil Thomas
Reverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#7, Schön#7
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringQUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse descriptionCoats of Arms of the British Caribbean Territories: coats of Arms of the British Leeward Islands, badge of Trinidad before the independence (boat entering harbour with motto), badge of British Guyana (ship with motto) and coat of arms of the British Windward Islands.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES EASTERN GROUP MISCERIQUE PROBAT POPULOS ET FOEDERA JUNGI DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM FIFTY CENTS 19 65
(Translation: He approves of the mingling of the peoples and their bonds of union We give and expect a fair return)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1955  - - 1 500 000
1955  - Proof - 2 000
1965  - - 100 000
1965  - Proof -
1965  - Prooflike -
Catalog ID9035546210
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