½ Penny - George VI
Features
| Location |
British West Africa
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing institution | West African Currency Board |
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1949-1951 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1907-1968) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 11905 |
| References | KM# 27 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crown above centre hole, denomination around hole in English, in Arabic beneath
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX
ONE HALFPENNY
نُصْف پَنّي
Reverse
Hexagram divides date at bottom
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BRITISH WEST AFRICA
1951
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) | |
| H | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1949 H | 5 909 000 | $ 3.50 | $ 3.50 | 48% | |||||||||||
| 1949 KN | 3 413 000 | $ 3.50 | 41% | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | 3 468 000 | $ 4.50 | 29% | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | Proof | 1.1% | |||||||||||||
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