Half farthing
The half farthing was a British coin worth 1⁄1920 of a pound, 1⁄96 of a shilling, or 1⁄8 of a penny. The coins were minted in copper for use in British Ceylon in various years between 1828 and 1856, and as a bronze proof coin in 1868. In 1842, they were also declared legal tender in the United Kingdom. Half farthings were demonetised along with all other British copper coins on 31 December 1869.
United Kingdom | |
| Value | £0.00052083 0.125d |
|---|---|
| Mass | 2.3 g |
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | (1828–1856) copper (1868) bronze |
| Years of minting | 1828, 1830, 1837, 1839 1842–1844, 1847, 1851–1854, 1856, 1868 (proof only) |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Profile of the monarch (Victoria design shown) |
| Designer | William Wyon |
| Design date | 1839 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Various (Crown and rose-thistle-shamrock design shown) |
| Design date | 1842 |
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