½ Penny 1942-1943 [Fiji]

Coins-Australia and Oceania

Reverse
A central hole, surrounded by English inscriptions: the curved legend 'HALFPENNY' above, the island group's name 'FIJI' below horizontally, and the date '1942' split into two parts at the center: '19' to the left and '42' to the right of the hole. A pattern of rectangular serrations encircles the hole and the rim.
Obverse
A central hole, above which is a crown – a symbol of the British Empire. To the right, bottom, and left is the name and title of the monarch in English: 'GEORGE∙VI∙KING∙EMPEROR' (George VI King Emperor), with dots separating the words. A pattern of rectangular serrations runs along the rim.