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1/2 Penny 1919, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]

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1/2 Penny 1919, H, Mint Mark: "H" - Heaton, Birmingham [British West Africa]
  • Country: British West Africa
  • Shape: Round with central hole
  • Weight: 5.5 g
  • Mintage: 4,950,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1/2 penny
  • Currency: Penny
  • Mint Mark: H
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 8
  • Diameter: 25.2 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the upper edge of the coin, the English text BRITISH WEST AFRICA, with the year of issue '1919' below. The central part of the reverse features a raised hexagram design.
  • Obverse
    Around the left edge of the coin, the monarch's name in Latin 'GEORGIVS V'. To the left are the abbreviations 'DG BRITT: OMN: REX FD IND: IMP:', meaning 'DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR' — 'By the Grace of God, King of All the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India'. Above is the British crown. Below is the inscription in Arabic وَاحِد پَنّي — 'half penny'. In the center is the English inscription 'ONE HALF PENNY'. Below the hole is the letter 'H' — the mint mark for Heaton, Birmingham.

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