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The British half crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 8 of one pound, or two shillings and six pence (abbreviated "2/6", familiarly "two and six"), or 30 pre-decimal pence. The half crown was first issued in England in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI , with a value half that of the crown coin .
The half-crown is the largest of five denominations of New Zealand pound coinage first issued in 1933. Introduced due to shortages of comparable British silver coinage following the devaluation of the New Zealand pound relative to the pound sterling , the coin measures roughly 32 mm (1.3 in) in diameter.
With the Waitangi crown's release largely regarded as a failure, [2] the 1940 Centennial half-crown was produced in far larger quantities and entered circulation at face value. Due to considerable demand from collectors, the coin quickly fell out of circulation. [3] [4]
Crowned lion on Tudor crown or Crowned lion standing on Scottish crown until 1952 Coat of Arms of England or Scotland: 23.60 mm 1.7 mm 5.66 g 1990 Florin (2/-) Crowned rose flanked by a thistle and shamrock until 1952 Rose encircled by thistle, leek and shamrock 28.5 mm 1.85 mm 11.31 g 1992 Half crown (2/6)
The crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth a quarter of one pound (five shillings, or 60 (old) pence). The crown was first issued during the reign of Edward VI , as part of the coinage of the Kingdom of England .
Before you spend your coins, look out for some of these valuable half-dollars worth up to $1.5 million. See: Check Your $2 Bills — They Could Be Worth Upwards of $4,500
The shilling was worth twelve pence or half a florin. ... besides a crown issue in 1949. Much silver coinage was recalled from circulation and melted down by banks ...
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