Bidspirit auction | UK King George V Sterling

UK King George V Sterling Silver Half Crown 1918 - A United Kingdom sterling silver half crown dated 1918, catalogued as KM# 818.1. The obverse features the left-facing bare head portrait of King George V with the circumscription GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX. The reverse displays a crowned spade-shaped shield of arms within a Garter bearing the motto HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE, surrounded by the legend FID: DEF: IND: IMP: and the denomination HALF CROWN 1918. Struck in .925 fineness silver at the Royal Mint during the First World War period.