George VI Halfpennies

Uniquely, this series uses a slightly different reverse for every year except 1950 and 1951. The differences are very tiny though, and only the 1940 can be said to have genuine varieties, as three reverses are to be found with this date.

I won't detail the differences between the reverses, except for 1940. Full details can be found in Freeman.

George VI Halfpennies

1937 Halfpenny 1937
1938 Halfpenny 1938
1939 Halfpenny 1939
1940 1+D Halfpenny 1940 1+D
1940 1+E Halfpenny 1940 1+E
1940 1+F Halfpenny 1940 1+F
1941 Halfpenny 1941
1942 Halfpenny 1942
1943 Halfpenny 1943
1944 Halfpenny 1944
1945 Halfpenny 1945
1946 Halfpenny 1946
1947 Halfpenny 1947
1948 Halfpenny 1948
1949 Halfpenny 1949
1950 Halfpenny 1950
1951 Halfpenny 1951
1952 Halfpenny 1952

1937

Reverse A

1937 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1937 Halfpenny Obverse 1937 Halfpenny Reverse

1938

Reverse B

1938 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1938 Halfpenny Obverse 1938 Halfpenny Reverse

1939

Reverse C

1939 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1939 Halfpenny Obverse 1939 Halfpenny Reverse

1940

1940 Halfpenny Reverse D
Obverse Reverse D
1940 1+D Halfpenny Obverse 1940 1+D Halfpenny Reverse
Scarcest
  • L of HALF to the right of a tooth
  • Left leg of 1st N of PENNY between teeth
  • Left leg of 2nd N of PENNY between teeth
  • P of PENNY between teeth
  • A of HALF between teeth
1940 Halfpenny Reverse E
Obverse Reverse E
1940 1+E Halfpenny Obverse 1940 1+E Halfpenny Reverse
  • L of HALF between teeth
  • Left leg of 1st N of PENNY between teeth
  • Left leg of 2nd N of PENNY to the left of a tooth
  • P of PENNY at a tooth
  • A of HALF to the left of a tooth
1940 Halfpenny Reverse F
Obverse Reverse F
1940 1+F Halfpenny Obverse 1940 1+F Halfpenny Reverse
Commonest
  • L of HALF at a tooth
  • Left leg of 1st N of PENNY at a tooth
  • Both legs of 2nd N of PENNY to the right of teeth
  • P of PENNY between teeth
  • A of HALF to the right of a tooth

1941

Reverse G

1941 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1941 Halfpenny Obverse 1941 Halfpenny Reverse

1942

Reverse H

1942 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1942 Halfpenny Obverse 1942 Halfpenny Reverse

1943

Reverse I

1943 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1943 Halfpenny Obverse 1943 Halfpenny Reverse

1944

Reverse J

1944 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1944 Halfpenny Obverse 1944 Halfpenny Reverse

1945

Reverse K

1945 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1945 Halfpenny Obverse 1945 Halfpenny Reverse

1946

Reverse L

1946 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1946 Halfpenny Obverse 1946 Halfpenny Reverse

1947

Reverse M

1947 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1947 Halfpenny Obverse 1947 Halfpenny Reverse

1948

Reverse N

1948 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1948 Halfpenny Obverse 1948 Halfpenny Reverse

1949

In common with all George VI denominations, and as a result of Indian independence, IND:IMP is omitted from 1949 onwards. Sometimes this required a design change, but on the Halfpenny, only the obverse inscription was altered.

Reverse O

1949 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1949 Halfpenny Obverse 1949 Halfpenny Reverse

1950

Reverse O

1950 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1950 Halfpenny Obverse 1950 Halfpenny Reverse

1951

Reverse O

1951 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1951 Halfpenny Obverse 1951 Halfpenny Reverse

1952

Reverse P

1952 Halfpenny
Obverse Reverse
1952 Halfpenny Obverse 1952 Halfpenny Reverse
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