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½ Penny - Elizabeth II

½ Penny - Elizabeth II - obverse½ Penny - Elizabeth II - reverse

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Features

Issuer ZimbabweSouthern Rhodesia (1932-1955)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1964)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1954
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (1932-1955)
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.92 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 1973
Number
N#
17068
References KM# 28
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 27
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Crowned flower center around hole, Writing around

Script: Latin

Lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND

Engraver: Derwent Wood

Reverse

Value written within sprigs, hole in center, name around outside, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
HALF PENNY
· 1954 ·

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1954  Photo 960 000 $ 2.30 $ 9.20 $ 9.20 99%
1954  20 Proof 1.8%

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Penny - Elizabeth II
Katz
Auction 119
Lot 2233
Internet Archive
30 Mar 2024 1954 AU USD 9.25
(EUR 8.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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