50 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
Features
Country |
Eastern Caribbean States
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 1955-1965 |
Value | 50 Cents (0.5) |
Currency | British West Indies dollar (1935-1965) |
Composition | Copper-nickel |
Weight | 13 g |
Diameter | 30 mm |
Thickness | 2.36 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
References |
KM#
7 Standard Catalog of World Coins
by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Obverse
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to the right
Lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

Reverse
Value, Coats of Arms of the British Caribbean Territories: coats of Arms of the British Leeward Islands, badge of Trinidad before the independence - boat entering harbour with motto-, badge for British Guyana -ship with motto-, British Windward Islands.
Lettering:
BRITISH CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES
EASTERN GROUP
MISCERIQUE PROBAT
POPULOS ET FOEDERA
JUNGI
DAMUS PETIMUSQUE VICISSIM
FIFTY CENTS
19 65
Translation:
He approves of the mingling of the peoples and their bonds of union
We give and expect a fair return
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Edge
Milled
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Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
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1955 | 1,500,000 | 1.11 | 1.54 | 3.56 | 4.99 | ||||||
1955 | 2,000 | Proof | |||||||||
1965 | 100,000 | 3.98 | 5.52 | 6.04 | |||||||
1965 | Proof | ||||||||||
1965 | Prooflike |
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