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The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
Ecuadorian centavo coins were introduced in 2000 when Ecuador converted its currency from the sucre to the U.S. dollar. [1] The coins are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and are identical in size and value to their U.S. cent counterparts (although the U.S. 50-cent coin counterpart is not often seen in circulation).
Seal of the president of the United States surrounded by 50 stars 1964–1974, 1977–present 5: limited 6: half, half dollar, 50-cent piece Independence Hall (1975) 1976 5: $1: 38.1 mm (1.500 in) 2.58 mm (0.102 in) 22.68 g (0.8 oz) (350 gr) reeded Dwight D. Eisenhower: Apollo 11 mission insignia 1971–1974, 1977–1978 limited
In 2013 a 100 centavos coin was introduced followed by a 200 centavos coin in 2017. The higher value coins, equivalent to US$1 and US$2 respectively, were designed to reduce the expense of replacing low-denomination U.S. banknotes as they wear out. [1] As of 2024, Timor-Leste does not yet issue its own banknotes.
50 centavos issued under US rule, 1907-1945. In 1903 the 50-centavo coin equivalent to 1/4th a U.S. dollar was minted for the Philippines, weighing 13.48 grams of 0.9 fine silver. Its specifications were reduced from 1907 to 10.0 grams of 0.75 fine silver; this was minted until 1945.
The centavo (Spanish and Portuguese 'one hundredth') is a fractional monetary unit that represents one hundredth of a basic monetary unit in many countries around the world. [1]
The 1 and 50 centavo, 1, 10, 100 and 500 peso and the older 5 peso coins are shaped like a circle while the 5 and 10 centavo and 5 and 50 peso coins are in the shape of a dodecagon. In 1975, 1 centavos were made of aluminium, the 5 and 10 of aluminium bronze, but these two were changed to aluminium the next year.
Fijian dollar; Guyanese dollar, but there are no circulating coins with a value below one dollar. Hong Kong dollar, but all circulating coins are in multiples of 10 cents. Indonesian rupiah (as sen; last coin minted was 50 cents in 1961, last cents printed as banknotes in 1964 which were demonetized in 1996 save for the 1 cent)