The half crown coin is pre-decimal British currency that ceased to be legal tender in 1970. However, British 'silver' coins of this date (1946) are 50% silver (0.500 purity), which means that its worth as bullion is somewhat greater than its face value, which in modern decimal currency would be 12.5p. This photo shows the obverse / front of the coin, with the head of George VI facing left. Pre-decimal currency worked on a system of 12s, a number that can be divided by 2, 3, 4 and 6. Decimal currency, working in 10s, can be divided only by 2 and 5. Decimalisation was good for machines, but bad for the ability of the human brain to make calculations. Single Object | British Currency | Color Image | Front View | Photography

High Resolution JPEG Picture of The half crown coin is pre-decimal British currency that ceased to be legal tender in 1970. However, British 'silver' coins of this date (1946) are 50% silver (0.500 purity), which means that its worth as bullion is somewhat greater than its face value, which in modern decimal currency would be 12.5p. This photo shows the obverse / front of the coin, with the head of George VI facing left. Pre-decimal currency worked on a system of 12s, a number that can be divided by 2, 3, 4 and 6. Decimal currency, working in 10s, can be divided only by 2 and 5. Decimalisation was good for machines, but bad for the ability of the human brain to make calculations. [466105230] stock photo

Name	Bytes	Width	Height	DPI	Media Type
small	299126	593	593	72	image/jpeg
medium	752306	1026	1026	300	image/jpeg
large	1955639	1734	1734	300	image/jpeg
x_large	8042696	3488	3488	300	image/jpeg

Name

Bytes

Width

Height

DPI

Media Type

small

299126

593

image/jpeg

medium

752306

1026

300

image/jpeg

large

1955639

1734

300

image/jpeg

x_large

8042696

3488

300

image/jpeg

Image Information

Artist Whiteway

Image ID 466105230

Date Created March 11, 2015

Collection iStock Signature

Style Photography

Orientation Square

Release Info No release required