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The British pre-decimal halfpenny, (pronounced /ˈheɪpəni/), historically also known as the obol and once abbreviated ob. (from the Latin 'obulus'), was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1/480 of one pound, 1/24 of one shilling, or 1/2 of one penny. Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. In the run-up to decimalisation it ceased to be legal tender from 31 July 1969. The halfpenny featured two different designs on its reverse during its years in circulation. From 1672 until 1936 the image of Britannia appeared on the reverse, and from 1937 onwards the image of the Golden Hind appeared. Like all British coinage, it bore the portrait of the monarch on the obverse.

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  • Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) (en)
  • Demi-penny (fr)
  • Halfpenny (moneta pre-decimale britannica) (it)
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  • Le demi-penny (halfpenny en anglais) est une subdivision du penny dans les pays où cette monnaie est ou était employée. Elle correspond historiquement à un demi-denier, c'est-à-dire une maille ou une obole. Au Royaume-Uni, le demi-penny prédécimal (1/480e de livre sterling) a été frappé du Moyen Âge à 1967 puis démonétisé avec la décimalisation de 1971. Le revers représentait un profil de Britannia de 1860 à 1936 puis le galion Golden Hind. Le demi-penny décimal (1/200e de livre) a, lui, été frappé de 1971 à 1984 puis retiré de la circulation du fait de sa faible valeur. (fr)
  • Lo Halfpenny, scritto talvolta Half-penny e, colloquialmente, ha'penny (pronunciato hayp-knee; in italiano "mezzo penny") fu una moneta britannica. Nel sistema pre-decimale aveva il valore di mezzo penny, vale a dire 1/480 di sterlina. La sua produzione regolare cominciò probabilmente sotto il regno di Edoardo I (1272-1307), sebbene siano noti esemplari (forse prove) a nome di Enrico I (1100-1135) e continuò sino al 1º agosto 1969, quando venne dichiarata fuori corso a causa della prevista decimalizzazione della sterlina. Dal 1971 al 1984 venne coniata una moneta decimale dall'identico nome. (it)
  • The British pre-decimal halfpenny, (pronounced /ˈheɪpəni/), historically also known as the obol and once abbreviated ob. (from the Latin 'obulus'), was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1/480 of one pound, 1/24 of one shilling, or 1/2 of one penny. Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. In the run-up to decimalisation it ceased to be legal tender from 31 July 1969. The halfpenny featured two different designs on its reverse during its years in circulation. From 1672 until 1936 the image of Britannia appeared on the reverse, and from 1937 onwards the image of the Golden Hind appeared. Like all British coinage, it bore the portrait of the monarch on the obverse. (en)
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  • Bronze (en)
  • Copper (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • One old halfpenny (en)
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  • British_pre-decimal_halfpenny_1967_obverse.png (en)
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  • Profile of the monarch (en)
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  • British_pre-decimal_halfpenny_1967_reverse.png (en)
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  • Golden Hind (en)
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