Live auction - fwo_563159 - GREAT-BRITAIN - GEORGE V 1/2 Crown 1915 Londres

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AU/MS

Estimate :	80 €
Price :	40 €
Maximum bid :	40 €
End of the sale :	28 January 2020 19:30:52
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : 1/2 Crown

Date: 1915

Mint name / Town : Londres

Quantity minted : 32433000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 925 ‰

Diameter : 32,3 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 14,12 g.

Edge : striée

Catalogue references :

Sp.4011 - KM20/818.1

Obverse

Obverse legend : GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX.

Obverse description : portrait à gauche du roi Georges V.

Reverse

Reverse legend : FID: DEF: IND: IMP: / . HALF . (DATE) . CROWN.

Reverse description : écu couronné du Royaume-Uni, motto HON. SOIT. QVI MAL . Y PENSE..

Commentary

La demi-couronne (1/2 Crown) vaut 2 Shillings et 6 Pence ou un huitième de Livre or. Ce type monétaire a été introduit en 1549 sous le règne d’Edouard VI..
The half crown (1/2 Crown) is worth 2 Shillings and 6 Pence or one-eighth of a pound gold. This type of currency was introduced in 1549 during the reign of Edward VI.