half crown

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half′ crown′, 

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

• 1535–45

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half-crown noun

1. a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 12p), taken out of circulation in 1970
   Also called: half-a-crown