GREAT_BRITAIN 

KM 844

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1/2 penny 25.5 5.4   Plain Bronze Medal
Obverse Reverse

The inscriptions along the rim: title of King, in the center - bust of King George VI left.

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George 1895 – 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 1947) and the last King of Ireland (until 1949).

Inscription along the rim: word denomination. In the center: 'The Golden Hind', below - the year of minting.

The Golden Hind was an English galleon best known for its global circumnavigation between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake.