Summary

1/2 Penny, Issued by Jamaica, 1918
Minted by Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint, Canada

Obverse Description

Crowned and draped bust of the King facing left, the King is wearing the Imperial Crown and the ermine Robe of State, the Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Badge of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; around, GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA ; below between two beads, 1918; mint mark, C, below the date; on bust truncation, the artist's initials, BM

Reverse Description

Within a beaded circle a shield bearing the arms and crest of the colony, around below on scroll INDUS UTERQUE SERVIET UNI; around, JAMAICA HALF PENNY

Edge Description

Plain

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