King George V Half Penny 1936 Coin United Kingdom Million Dollars Worth Coin British India 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). The denomination continues the tradition of earlier halfpenny coins ofGreat Britain, which also featured thefigure of Britannia. The bronze coins of these specifications replaced thelarger copper halfpennieswhich were issued until 1860. The new, more durable, alloy was composed of 95 parts of copper, four of tin and one of zinc. 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 thisfourth Britannia designand the obverse to her Veiled Head portrait. The coins of this type were issued until 1936, with obverses