half sovereign
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of half sovereign
First recorded in 1495–1505
Example Sentences
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The earliest coin is a gold half sovereign of Edward VI minted in 1547-9, and the latest are Charles I silver coins minted in 1645-6.
From The Guardian
I have no money of yours, except the half sovereign you kindly lent me the other morning.
From Project Gutenberg
With his first word of greeting he took a half sovereign from his waistcoat pocket and regretted his delay in paying it back.
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He did not get the sovereign, but then neither did we get the half sovereign which went back into his waistcoat pocket at the end of his visit and disappeared with him, this time apparently forever.
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She had put a half sovereign and a half-crown on the corner of the mantel-piece, and handed it to him.
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