<Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Edgar Fuller and Cecil Thomas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <P> The half crown was a denomination of British money, equivalent to two shillings and sixpence, or one - eighth of a pound . The half crown was first issued in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI . No half crowns were issued in the reign of Mary, but from the reign of Elizabeth I half crowns were issued in every reign except Edward VIII, until the coins were discontinued in 1967 . </P> <P> The half crown was demonetised (ahead of other pre-decimal coins) on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency on Decimal Day . During the English Interregnum of 1649--1660, a republican half crown was issued, bearing the arms of the Commonwealth of England, despite monarchist associations of the coin's name . When Oliver Cromwell was made Lord Protector of England, half crowns were issued bearing his semi-royal portrait . The half crown did not display its value on the reverse until 1893 . </P>

When did the half crown go out of circulation