| Issuer | Newfoundland |
| Year | 1870-1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50 NFD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1865-1949) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (.925 silver .075 copper) |
| Weight | 11.7818 g |
| Dimensions | 29.85 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#6 |
| Obverse description | The portrait of Queen Victoria, looking left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA
NEWFOUNDLAND (Translation: Victoria, By the grace of God, Queen) |
| Reverse description | Face value and year of issue in the centre, surrounded by a decorative circle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50 CENTS 1894 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Royal 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) |
| Mintage | 1870 - Large locks, obverse 1 - 50 000 1870 - Large locks, obverse 1; reeded edge, Proof - 1870 - Large locks, obverse 1; smooth edge; Proof - 1872 H - Large locks, obverse 1 - 48 000 1873 - Large locks, obverse 1 - 32 000 1873 - Large locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1874 - Large locks, obverse 1 - 80 000 1874 - Large locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1876 H - Large locks, obverse 1 - 28 000 1880 - Large locks, obverse 1, second 8 over the 7 - 24 000 1880 - Large locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1881 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 50 000 1881 - Thin locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1882 H - Thin locks, obverse 2 - 100 000 1882 H - Thin locks, obverse 2; Proof - 1885 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 40 000 1885 - Thin locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1888 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 20 000 1888 - Thin locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1894 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 40 000 1896 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 60 000 1896 - Thin locks, obverse 1; Proof - 1896 - Thin locks, obverse 2 - 1898 - Thin locks, obverse 1 - 77 000 1898 - Thin locks, obverse 2 - 1899 - Thin locks, obverse 2, large 9s - 1899 - Thin locks, obverse 2, thin 9s - 150 000 1900 - Thin locks, obverse 2 - 150 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4284536690 |
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