UNITED KINGDOM
1944 HALF PENNY
(Value ½ Penny = 1⁄24 Shilling(1⁄48)
Composition: BRONZE
Weight 5.67 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 August 1969
Number N#"¯870
References KM#"¯844
OBVERSE:
Uncrowned portrait of King George VI facing left, legend around.
Script: Latin
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP:
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Unabridged legend: Georgius VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator
Translation: George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains Defender of the Faith Emperor of India
REVERSE:
Three-masted ship sailing left, denomination above, date below. (The ship featured on the reverse design, which first appeared on the 1937 halfpenny pattern of Edward VIII, is based on Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, in which he became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe between 1577 and 1580.)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HALF PENNY
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1944
Shipping / Handling Cost | Cost For Each Additional Item | Service |
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$0.25 | $0.25 | USPS Parcel Post (2 to 8 business days) |