50 Cents - George V
Features
| Location |
East Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing institution | East African Currency Board |
| King |
George V (1910-1936)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1921-1924 |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50) |
| Currency | Shilling (1921-1967) |
| Composition | Billon (.250 silver) |
| Weight | 3.8879 g |
| Diameter | 21.1 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 10711 |
| References | KM# 20 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of George V on the left, legend around it.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS V REX ET IND:IMP:
B. M.
Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal
Reverse
Lion walking to the right, name and date below, caption around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EAST AFRICA
50
FIFTY CENTS 1924 HALF SHILLING
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)See also
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1921 | 6 200 000 | $ 3.50 | $ 5.80 | $ 15 | 38% | ||||||||||
| 1922 | $ 2.40 | $ 3.70 | $ 4.60 | $ 11 | $ 26 | 58% | |||||||||
| 1923 | 396 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 21 | 8% | |||||||||||
| 1924 | 1 000 000 | $ 2.70 | $ 5.80 | 20% | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 13
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Bullion value: USD 2.29
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Actual billon weight: 0.031 oz
Current billon price: 0.00 USD/oz
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