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½ Penny – Jamaica

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1914 series

Context

Years: 1914–1928

Issuer: Jamaica

Ruler: George V

Currency:

(1655—1969)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 1,691,000

Material

Diameter: 25.3 mm

Weight: 5.6 g

Thickness: 1.5 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Copper-nickel

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #25

Numista: #15862

Obverse

Inscription:

GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA

· 1919 ·

C

Translation:

GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA

· 1919 ·

Script: Latin

Language: English

Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal

Reverse

Inscription:

JAMAICA

🏵 HALF PENNY 🏵

INDUS UTERQUE SERVIET UNI

Translation:

JAMAICA

🏵 HALF PENNY 🏵

THE TWO INDS WILL SERVE ONE

Script: Latin

Languages: Latin, English

Engraver: George William de Saulles

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
Royal Mint (Tower Hill)	—
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa	C
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham	H

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality
1914	—	96,000
1916	H	192,000
1918	C	251,000
1918	C	—	Proof
1919	C	312,000
1920	—	480,000
1926	—	240,000
1928	—	120,000
1928	—	—	Proof

Series: 1914 series