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Half Penny
George V 1910 - 1936 AD
The reign of King George V produced halfpennies to an unchanged design every year between 1911 and 1936. The obverse shows a left-facing portrait of the king by Sir Bertram Mackennal, with the inscription GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP, and the usual right-facing Britannia on the reverse. Unlike some of the pennies of this reign, no halfpennies have mintmarks from provincial mints. Halfpennies of this reign suffer somewhat from "ghosting", caused by production problems when the image of one side partly comes through to the other; efforts were made to solve the problem with a modification of the king's effigy in 1925, but the problem wasn't finally solved until a second modification in 1928.
This half penny type endured for the whole of George V's reign, until 1937, when the reverse design was changed to the 'ship' one that endured for the rest of the half penny's lifetime prior to decimilisation.
Obverse
Portrait of George V facing left.
Latin legend which reads: 'George V by the Grace of God King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India'
Reverse:
The reverse features Britannia, seated right with date below.
The legend reads:-
HALF PENNY
Date
The reign of King George V produced halfpennies to an unchanged design every year between 1911 and 1936. The obverse shows a left-facing portrait of the king by Sir Bertram Mackennal, with the inscription GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP, and the usual right-facing Britannia on the reverse. Unlike some of the pennies of this reign, no halfpennies have mintmarks from provincial mints. Halfpennies of this reign suffer somewhat from "ghosting", caused by production problems when the image of one side partly comes through to the other; efforts were made to solve the problem with a modification of the king's effigy in 1925, but the problem wasn't finally solved until a second modification in 1928.
This half penny type endured for the whole of George V's reign, until 1937, when the reverse design was changed to the 'ship' one that endured for the rest of the half penny's lifetime prior to decimilisation.
Obverse
Portrait of George V facing left.
Latin legend which reads: 'George V by the Grace of God King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India'
Reverse:
The reverse features Britannia, seated right with date below.
The legend reads:-
HALF PENNY
Date
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