| Description | The Half Crown was a British coin which was valued at "2/6" (two shilling and sixpence) – 12½ pence in modern currency. It was literally half the value of the Crown. Half crowns were first issued around 1549 in gold or silver. It was then issued by the majority of Monarchs (plus Oliver Cromwell) all the way through to Elizabeth II. The last standard mintage was in 1967 and the coin was officially demonetised in 1970, one year before full decimalisation. See the <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/RobotCoinBase/web/glossary/[https:/coinsnotebook.com/halfcrown/]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Half-Crowns section</a>. |
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