Country: United Kingdom

Denomination: Half Crown (2 Shillings 6 Pence)

Year: 1948

Monarch: George VI

Edge: Reeded

Diameter: 32 mm

Weight: 14.14 g

⚙️ Metal Composition (Important!)

Cupro-Nickel (NOT silver)

From 1947 onward, UK Half Crowns were no longer silver.

So this 1948 issue contains no silver.

Design

Obverse (Front):

Portrait of King George VI

Latin inscription: GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX

Reverse (Back):

Royal shield with crown

Text: FID DEF IND IMP HALF CROWN 1948

• ("Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India")