Southern Rhodesia 1944 1/2 crown

Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1332

This specimen was lot 1332 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $570. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SOUTHERN RHODESIA: George VI, 1936-1952, AR 1/2 crown, 1944, an attractive example, PCGS graded MS62." Southern Rhodesia, named after diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, was created a self-governing colony of Britain in 1923. Coinage commenced in 1932. The colony was federated with Northern Rhodesia in 1956 but is now Zimbabwe. This type was struck 1944 and 1946 only. This example realized over four times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: 600,000.

Specification: 14.14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 32.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-15a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

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• 1944 penny
• 1944 sixpence
• 1944 shilling
• 1944 2 shillings
• New Zealand 1944 1/2 crown
• South Africa 1944 2-1/2 shillings
• 1947 half crown
• Coins and currency dated 1944