Coin

½ Crown - George V 1st type (1914) — United Kingdom

United Kingdom • 1914 • KM# 818.1, Sp# 4011

½ Crown - George V 1st type (1914) — United Kingdom

Overview

George V 1st type half crown coin from the United Kingdom, minted in 1914.

Specifications

Country
United Kingdom
Year
1914
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
14.14 g
Diameter
32.3 mm
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
References
KM# 818.1, Sp# 4011
Issuer
United Kingdom

Design details

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King George V left, legend around. Lettering: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. Translation: George the Fifth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains.

Reverse

Crowned quartered shield of arms within Garter band, legend around, divided date below. Lettering: · FID: DEF: IND: IMP: · HALF · CROWN HONI SOIT· QVI MAL· Y PENSE·. Translation: Defender of the Faith Emperor of India Shame on he who thinks evil of it.

Collector insights

  • Design heritage: Edgar Bertram MacKennal (obverse), George William de Saulles (reverse) is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
  • Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
  • Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 18,333,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
  • Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
  • Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 818.1, Sp# 4011. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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