1/2 Penny Jamaica (1962 - ) Copper/Nickel Victoria (1819 - 1901)

1/2 Penny
Metal:
Issue year(s):
1891

Catalog reference:

Jamaica (British Colony). Copper-Nickel Half Penny Coin. XF!

Reference: KM-16. Denomination: Half Penny Condition:Edge-hits, otherwise about XF! Material: Copper-Nickel Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5.53gm

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people died of disease, and the Spanish transplanted African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it and renamed it Jamaica. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on African slaves. The British fully emancipated all slaves in 1838, and many freedmen chose to have subsistence farms rather than to work on plantations. Beginning in the 1840s, the British utilized Chinese and Indian indentured labour to work on plantations. The island achieved independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.

With 2.9 million people, Jamaica is the third-most populous Anglophonecountry in the Americas (after the United States and Canada), and the fourth-most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston is the country’s capital and largest city, with a population of 937,700. Jamaicans mainly have African ancestry, with significant European, Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, and mixed-race minorities. Due to a high rate of emigration for work since the 1960s, Jamaica has a large diaspora around the world, particularly in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Jamaica is an upper-middle income country with an average of 4.3 million tourists a year.

Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. Her appointed representative in the country is the Governor-General of Jamaica, an office held by Sir Patrick Allen since 2009. Andrew Holness has served as the head of government and Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2016. Jamaica is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with legislative power vested in the bicameral Parliament of Jamaica, consisting of an appointed Senate and a directly elected House of Representatives.

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Jamaika. Victoria 1837-1901. Halfpenny 1889. K.M. 16. In US Plastic-Holder PCGS MS64. Fast Stempelglanz

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Jamaika. Half Penny 1869. K.M. 16. Winzige Flecken, Polierte Platte

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CoinWorldTV 1880, Jamaica (British Colony). Cu-Ni Half Penny Coin. Damaged (Edge-hits!) aXF! Mint Year: 1880 Reference: KM-16. Denomination: Half Penny Condition: Edge-hits, otherwise about XF! Material: Copper-Nickel Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5.72gm Jamaica is an i ...

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CoinWorldTV 1899, Jamaica (British Colony). Beautiful Copper-Nickel Half Penny Coin. XF! Mint Year: 1899 Reference: KM-16. Denomination: Half Penny Condition: Edge-hits, otherwise about XF! Material: Copper-Nickel Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5.53gm Jamaica is an islan ...

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CoinWorldTV 1900, Jamaica (British Colony). Copper-Nickel Half Penny Coin. XF! Mint Year: 1900 Reference: KM-16. Denomination: ½ Penny Condition: Some deposits,otherwise about XF! Material: Copper-Nickel Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5.66gm Jamaica was an English colony from ...

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JAMAICA 1887 1/2 Penny XF

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1694,GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Pennies & Farthings, ca. 1694-1739.9 pieces in lot. Comprised of (4) 1/2 Pennies and (5) Farthings of different dates with no duplication. Included is a 1701 1/2 Penny ...

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QUEEN VICTORIA, young head, copper penny, 1854 (S.3948) ornamental trident; halfpenny, 1841 (S.3949) and farthing, 1853 (S.3950). Extremely fine; very fine; extremely fine. (3)

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CHARLES I, (1625-1649), Aberystwyth groat (S.2891); Oxford threepence 1646/4 overdate (S.2995); Tower halfgroat mm tun (S.2831); penny, mm pellets (S.2845) (pierced); rose copper farthing mm ...
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