Material: .500 Silver (50% Ag, 50% Cu)
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.14 g
Actual Silver Weight (ASW): 0.227 troy oz
Mint / Mintmark: London (no mintmark)
Obverse: This historic British coin is a 1942 United Kingdom Half Crown carrying the elegant, left-facing uncrowned portrait of King George VI. Designed by Thomas Humphrey Paget, the obverse displays a crisp, clean profile of the monarch surrounded by the Latin inscription "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX". The reverse side, masterfully executed by artist George Kruger Gray, features a grand quartered royal shield of arms topped with a majestic crown and flanked by stylized monogram cyphers. A heavy reeded edge finishes the rim of this 32.3mm coin, framing abbreviations for his additional imperial titles.
Reverse: Shield of the Royal Arms, quartered with English lions, Scottish lion rampant, and Irish harp, flanked by crowned G and R; legend FID:DEF:IND:IMP:HALF CROWN 1942; design by George Kruger Gray (K·G).
Circa: 1942
Condition: Extremely Fine
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