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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.
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Origin of half crown

First recorded in 1535–45
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Historical Examples of half-crown

  • Storm pushed a half-crown in front of him, and the next man did the same.

    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

    Robert Barr

  • In the vestibule he slipped a half-crown into the attendant's hand.

    The Avenger

    E. Phillips Oppenheim

  • Thady, but you never think of your priest; think of the half-crown it would be to me.

  • "I'm fly, governor," said that worthy, pocketing the half-crown.

  • For all answer I dropped a half-crown into his soft broad palm.

    Chance

    Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for half-crown

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 1970Also called: half-a-crown
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