½ Penny - George VI
© A. KOIFMAN JR
Features
| Issuer |
British West Africa
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1937-1947 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 5.3 g |
| Diameter | 25.9 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 11904 |
| References |
KM# 18  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. |
Obverse
Crown above center hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
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
Hexagram divides date at bottom
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
· 1947 ·
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) | |
| H | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| KN | Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1937 H | 4 800 000 | $ 1.80 | 29% | ||||||||||
| 1937 H | 0.7% | Proof | |||||||||||
| 1937 KN | 5 577 000 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.10 | 16% | |||||||||
| 1940 KN | 2 410 000 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 1940 KN | 0.17% | Proof | |||||||||||
| 1941 H | 2 400 000 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1942 | 4 800 000 | $ 2.10 | 13% | ||||||||||
| 1943 | 3 360 000 | $ 4.10 | 8% | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 3 600 000 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1944 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||||
| 1946 | 3 600 000 | 10% | |||||||||||
| 1946 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||||
| 1947 H | 15 218 000 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.30 | 33% | |||||||||
| 1947 KN | 12 000 000 | $ 1.60 | $ 2.60 | 18% | |||||||||
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