King George VI Half Penny 1941, British India Very Rare Coin, United Kingdom Ultra Unique Coin

The Britishpredecimal halfpenny coin(abbreviated asd), usually simply known as ahalfpennyorhalf penny, was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny or one fourhundredandeightieth of a pound sterling (there were 20 shillings to a pound, and 12 pence to a shilling so one pound was equal to 240 pence, so 480 of these coins made up 1). Bronze coins of these specifications were introduced in 1860 to replace earlierlarger copper halfpennies. Between 1860 and 1895, the half penny had thethird Britannia design on the reverse, and Queen Victoria s Bun Head effigy. In 1895, the reverse was updated to thefourth Britannia design, which was a simplified version of the earlier design; it was issued until 1936. In 1937, the Britannia type was discontinued in favour of the new halfpenny issue of King George VI. Both the new obverse and reverse were designed byThomas Humphrey Paget. The striking reverse design shows Sir Francis Drakes ship, the Golden Hind.