English half penny coin King George VI (1895–1952):1950
The Royal Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1950
Materials
Copper alloy
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997168.2.12
Summary
1950 King George VI copper Half Penny coin
Full description
1950 King George VI copper halfpenny. The obverse has a left facing King George VI, with around the edge ‘GEORGIVUS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF.’. The reverse shows a three masted sailing ship in the Elizabethan style. On the top edge is ‘HALF PENNY’. At the bottom is ‘1950’
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
The Royal Mint, minter