ALL meanings of half-crown
half-crown
H h - noun half-crown former British coin 1
- noun half-crown a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971. 1
- noun half-crown a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 121⁄2p), taken out of circulation in 1970 0
- noun half-crown a former British coin equal to two shillings and sixpence (21⁄2 shillings) 0
- noun half-crown (historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence. 0