Coin
½ Crown - George V a 2nd type (1925) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 1925 • KM# 818.1a, 818.2, Sp# 4021
Overview
United Kingdom ½ Crown coin from the 2nd type series of King George V, minted in 1925. This coin is made of .500 silver.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1925
- Composition
- Silver (.500)
- Weight
- 14.14 g
- Diameter
- 32.3 mm
- Thickness
- 2.15 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 818.1a, 818.2, Sp# 4021
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George V facing left, with the legend "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX" which translates to "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 · 19 25 · 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: A moderate mintage of 1,413,400. Grade rarity is usually the driver of value here — mid-grade circulated pieces are common, but original-surface uncirculated coins can command a strong premium.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.500) — 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# 818.1a, 818.2, Sp# 4021. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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