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½ Penny – British West Africa

Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1952
Ruler: George VI
Currency:
Pound
(1907—1968)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 43,735,000
Material
Diameter: 25.9 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Composition: Bronze (95.5% Copper, 3% Tin, 1.5% Zinc)
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard27a
Numista: #3234

Obverse

Inscription:
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX

ONE HALFPENNY

نُصْف پَنّي
Translation:
George the Sixth King

One Halfpenny

Half Penny
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Languages: Latin, Arabic

Reverse

Inscription:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA

· 1952 ·
Script: Latin

Edge

Plain

Categories

Symbol> Crown
Symbol> Hexagram

Mints

NameMark
Royal Mint (Tower Hill)—
Heaton and Sons / The Mint BirminghamH
Kings Norton Metal CompanyKN

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1952—11,332,000
1952H27,603,000
1952KN4,800,000

Series: 1952 British West Africa circulation coins

⅒ Penny obverse
⅒ Penny reverse
⅒ Penny
1952
½ Penny obverse
½ Penny reverse
½ Penny
1952
1 Penny obverse
1 Penny reverse
1 Penny
1952
6 Pence obverse
6 Pence reverse
6 Pence
1952
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