| Issuer | British West Africa |
| Year | 1937-1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Dimensions | 25.9 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#18 |
| Obverse description | Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath |
| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND: IMP:
ONE HALFPENNY
K N
نُصْف پَنّي (Translation: GEORGIVS VI REX ET IND: IMP: ONE HALFPENNY K N HALF PENNY) |
| Reverse description | Hexagram divides date at bottom |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BRITISH WEST AFRICA · 1947 · |
| Edge | Plain |
| 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) KN Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962) |
| Mintage | 1937 H - - 4 800 000 1937 H - Proof - 1937 KN - - 5 577 000 1940 KN - - 2 410 000 1940 KN - Proof - 1941 H - - 2 400 000 1942 - - 4 800 000 1943 - - 3 360 000 1944 - - 3 600 000 1944 - Proof - 1946 - - 3 600 000 1946 - Proof - 1947 H - - 15 218 000 1947 KN - - 12 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3545921070 |
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