GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 914 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1/2 penny | 17.14 | 1.78 | Plain | Bronze | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The inscriptions along the rim: title of Queen, the year of minting. In the center - bust of queen Elizabeth II right (portrait by Arnold Machin in which she wears the 'Girls of Great Britain and Ireland' Tiara). Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) became Queen of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952. |
Word denomination, crown above
figure '1/2'. |