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50 Cents - Edward VII
| Issuer | British Honduras (1862-1973) |
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| Year | 1906-1907 |
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| Weight | 11.62 g |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 50 CENTS is displayed in two lines at the centre of a raised beaded circle, flanked by ornamental scroll-work cartouches at the left and right that connect the inner circle to the outer ring. The issuer's name BRITISH HONDURAS arcs across the upper portion of the outer ring, while the date appears at the bottom below the inner circle, all enclosed within a toothed border. Two small pellets flank the date at either side within the lower cartouche area. The overall design presents a clean, geometric layout typical of British colonial coinage of the Edwardian era. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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British Honduras issued silver coinage through the Royal Mint in London during this period, and the 50 cent denomination was the largest in the colony's circulating series. Production volumes were extremely modest — the colony's small population and limited commercial economy meant demand for high-value silver rarely justified large orders from the Treasury.
Edward VII's reign produced just two years of this type before his death in 1910 prompted a new obverse portrait, making the 1906–1907 window a short-lived transitional run within an already low-mintage colonial series.