1/2 Penny 1900 [Jamaica]

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1/2 Penny 1900 [Jamaica]
  • Country: Jamaica
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 5.7 g
  • Mintage: 120000 pcs.
  • Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
  • Composition: Cu-Ni
  • Denomination: 1/2 penny (half penny)
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medallic
  • Designer: obverse: Leonard Charles Wyon; reverse: George William de Saulles
  • Reference: KM# 16
  • Diameter: 25 mm
  • Reverse
    Along the upper rim, the country name 'JAMAICA' in English. At the bottom, the inscription 'HALF PENNY'. In the central part, within a beaded circle, the coat of arms of Jamaica — an English heraldic shield with the Cross of St. George and five pineapples. Above the shield, a depiction of a crocodile on a log. Below the shield, a motto ribbon with the Latin inscription 'INDUS UTERQUE SERVIET UNI'.
  • Obverse
    Around the edge of the coin — decorative raised beads. In the upper part, along the rim, the text 'VICTORIA QUEEN'. At the bottom — the year of minting '1900'. The inscriptions are separated by two rosettes. In the central part, the left-facing profile of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem. The portrait is framed by a beaded circle.

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