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UK 1929 Half Crown
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UK 1929 Half Crown

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Material: 50% Silver (0.500 fine), remainder copper
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 14.14 g (standard issue)
Mint: Royal Mint, London
Obverse: This piece is an authentic United Kingdom half crown denomination struck under the authority of the Royal Mint. Measuring 32.3mm in diameter with a standard weight of 14.14 grams, the coin features a reeded edge and is composed of a 50% silver alloy. The obverse depicts the modified uncrowned portrait of King George V, stylized by sculptor Edgar Bertram MacKennal with a crisp beard and mustache structure. Surrounding the profile is the Latin imperial text reading "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX", standing as a shortened title for "George the Fifth by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains."
Reverse: Quartered royal shield with crowned emblems of England, Scotland, and Ireland; legend FID DEF IND IMP HALF CROWN 1929
Circa: 1929
Condition: Fine
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