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½ Crown - Edward VIII Pattern
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Diameter | 32 mm |
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| Reverse description | The quartered royal arms of the United Kingdom are displayed at centre, showing the heraldic shields of England, Scotland, and Ireland in their traditional arrangement. Flanking the shield are two crowned royal cyphers. The legend FID : DEF : IND : IMP arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination HALF · CROWN and the date 1937 appear in the lower field below the shield. The initials K·G· are inscribed in the central field, likely referencing the designer or die engraver. A beaded border frames the entire reverse composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | FID : DEF : IND : IMP ·K·G· HALF · CROWN · 1937 |
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Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 before any coins bearing his effigy entered circulation, leaving a complete set of pattern pieces as the only physical record of what British coinage would have looked like under his reign. This half crown is among those patterns — struck in limited numbers for internal approval purposes, never released. The designs caused quiet controversy at the Mint because Edward insisted his portrait face left, breaking the centuries-old convention of alternating direction with each successive monarch, reportedly on personal aesthetic grounds.