Great Britain 1973 half penny

from the Stonecat Collection

This half new penny, or 1/200 of a pound, was introduced in 1971 as part of the Great Britain decimal reform. It had no equivalent in the sterling coinage but was worth about one pence farthing. It was struck in this style until 1982, when the word "new" was dropped from the reverse (KM 926). Some dates, such as 1972, were struck only for collector sets. It was dropped and demonetized after 1984.

Recorded mintage: 365,680,000 plus 100,000 proofs.

Specification: 1.78 g, bronze, 17.14 mm diameter, designed by Arnold Machin and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM 914.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

Link to:

• 1971 half new penny
• 1971 10 new pence
• 1973 2 new pence
• 1974 half new penny
• 1975 5 new pence
• 1975 10 new pence
• Coins and currency dated 1973
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