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half crown

noun

  1. a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.


half-crown

noun

  1. a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 12 1 2 p), taken out of circulation in 1970 Also calledhalf-a-crown
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of half crown1

First recorded in 1535–45

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