Grading and value

VGFVFEFaUncUnc
£0.05£0.15£0.35£1.05£4.55£5.90+

VG = Very good, F = Fine, VF = Very fine, EF = Extremely fine = aUnc = Almost uncirculated, Unc = Uncirculated

1945 Half Penny

The 1945 UK halfpenny obverse features the bare head of King George VI facing left, with the surrounding legend:

‘GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.’

The reverse shows a depiction of Sir Francis Drake’s galleon, the ‘Golden Hind’. The words ‘HALF PENNY’ are above the main design, and the date is below.

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