5-487: (Redirected from Half Crown ) Half crown may refer to: Half crown (British coin) , a pre-decimalisation coin of the United Kingdom Half crown (Irish coin) , a pre-decimalisation coin of Ireland See also [ edit ] Half a Crown (novel) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-586: The coins were discontinued in 1970. The half crown was demonetised (ahead of other pre-decimal coins) on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency on Decimal Day . During the English Interregnum of 1649–1660, a republican half crown was issued, bearing the arms of the Commonwealth of England , despite monarchist associations of the coin's name. When Oliver Cromwell
15-489: The title Half crown . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Half_crown&oldid=932861700 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Half crown (British coin) The British half crown
20-425: 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 1549, in the reign of Edward VI . No half crowns were issued in the reign of Mary , but from the reign of Elizabeth I half crowns were issued in every reign except that of Edward VIII , until
25-484: Was made Lord Protector of England, half crowns were issued bearing his portrait depicting him wearing a laurel wreath in the manner of a Roman Emperor . The half crown did not display its value on the reverse until 1893. In the 20th century a slang term for the coin was "half-a-dollar". From 1816, in the reign of George III, half crown coins had a diameter of 32 mm and a weight of 14.14 grams (defined as 5 ⁄ 11 troy ounce ), dimensions which remained
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