Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Halfcrown: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (reverse)

1592–95

gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

First issued in 1549, the halfcrown is the equivalent of two shillings, six pence. It was discontinued in 1970.

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