Coin

½ Penny - George VI with 'IND:IMP' (1937) — United Kingdom

United Kingdom • 1937 • KM# 844, Sp# 4115

½ Penny - George VI with 'IND:IMP' (1937) — United Kingdom

Overview

Standard circulation coin from the George VI series. Year: 1937.

Specifications

Country
United Kingdom
Year
1937
Composition
Bronze
Weight
5.67 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
References
KM# 844, Sp# 4115
Issuer
United Kingdom

Design details

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of King George VI facing left, legend around. Lettering: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP: HP. Unabridged legend: Georgius VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator.

Reverse

Three-masted ship sailing left, denomination 'HALF PENNY' above, date below.

Collector insights

  • Design heritage: Thomas Humphrey Paget (obverse), Thomas Humphrey Paget (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. 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 24,504,000 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.
  • Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 844, Sp# 4115. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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