King George V Half Penny 1936 Coin United Kingdom - Million Dollars Worth Coin - British India Coin
The British pre-decimal halfpenny coin (abbreviated as ½d), usually simply known as a halfpenny or half penny, was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny or one four-hundred-and-eightieth of a pound sterling (there were 20 shillings to a pound, and 12 pence to a shilling so one pound was equal to 240 pence, so 480 of these coins made up £1).
The denomination continues the tradition of earlier halfpenny coins of Great Britain, which also featured the figure of Britannia. The bronze coins of these specifications replaced the larger copper halfpennies which were issued until 1860. The new, more durable, alloy was composed of 95 parts of copper, four of tin and one of zinc. Between 1860 and 1895, the half penny had the third Britannia design on the reverse, and Queen Victoria’s “Bun Head“ effigy. In 1895, the reverse was updated to this fourth Britannia design and the obverse to her “Veiled Head“ portrait. The coins of this type were issued until 1936, with obverses
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