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Halfcrown
List of William IV Half-Crowns -List of William IV Halfcrowns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
1885 Halfcrown -The Reverse is a crowned shield within an olive wreath by Jean Baptiste Merlen. The legend is "BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:" which means Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith.
List of Charles II Half-Crowns -List Charles II Halfcrowns with descriptions, images, mintages, history and info for coin collectors.
1953 Halfcrown – Elizabeth II -The Reverse, by Cecil Thomas, shows a quartered shield of arms, crowned with ER to the sides. Obverse shows the young bust of Queen Elizabeth II by Mary Gillick.
1842 Halfcrown – Victoria -The Reverse shows a crowned quartered shield of arms by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Obverse shows the Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon.
1923 Halfcrown – George V -The Reverse, by George William de Saulles, shows a Crowned quartered shield of arms within Garter band, legend around, and divided date below.
1644 Halfcrown – Charles I -The Obverse shows King Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword; plumes to right. The Reverse shows the declaration.
1818 Halfcrown – George III -The Reverse shows a crowned shield, The shield is quartered and has an inner legend around it "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE" which means "Shame on he who thinks evil of it".
1658 Half-Crown – Oliver Cromwell -Beautiful, rare and expensive. It was the early days of milled coinage and the dies made by Thomas Simon were being produced in the Pierre Blondeau presses.