Half penny
Encyclopedia
Halfpenny, half penny, or ha'penny may refer to:

Coins:
  • Half penny (British decimal coin)
  • Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin)
  • Halfpenny (Irish pre-decimal coin)
  • Halfpenny (Irish decimal coin)
  • Halfpenny (Australian)
    Halfpenny (Australian)
    The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. The coin was first minted in 1911 and stopped being minted in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956 - 1958 inclusive. When the Australian currency was decimalised on 14 February 1966 the coin was equal to ¢.-...

     (pre-decimal)
  • New Zealand half penny coin (pre-decimal)
  • The St. Patrick halfpenny, 17th century
  • Scottish halfpenny coin
    Scottish coinage
    The coinage of Scotland covers a range of currency and coins in Scotland during Classical antiquity, the reign of ancient provincial kings, royal dynasties of the ancient Kingdom of Scotland and the later Mediaeval and Early modern periods....

    , pre-Union
  • Half cent (United States coin)
    Half cent (United States coin)
    First authorized on April 2, 1792 , the half cent coin was produced in the United States from 1793-1857. The half-cent piece was made of 100% copper. It was slightly smaller than a modern U.S. quarter. Diameters are: 22 mm , 23.5 mm and 23 mm ., Coinage was discontinued by the Act...



People:
  • Jill Halfpenny
    Jill Halfpenny
    Jill Halfpenny is an English actress.Halfpenny is best known for her roles as Rebecca Hopkins in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1999–2000, and as Kate Mitchell in rival soap EastEnders, from 2002-2005...

    , English actress
  • Leigh Halfpenny
    Leigh Halfpenny
    Stephen Leigh Halfpenny is a Welsh international rugby union footballer who plays for the Cardiff Blues regional side.-Biography:...

    , Welsh rugby footballer.
  • William Halfpenny
    William Halfpenny
    William Halfpenny was an English 18th-century architectural designer; in some of his publications he described himself as "architect and carpenter". He also wrote under the name of Michael Hoare.-Life and architectural work:...

    , English 18th-century architectural designer


Other:
  • Ha'penny (novel)
    Ha'penny (novel)
    Ha'penny is a science fiction novel written by Jo Walton and published by Tor Books in October, 2007.-Plot summary:The book is mystery thriller set inside an alternate history in which the United Kingdom made peace with Adolf Hitler in 1941....

    , by Jo Walton
  • Ha'penny Bridge
    Ha'penny Bridge
    The Ha'penny Bridge , known later for a time as the Penny Ha'penny Bridge, and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland...

    , over the Liffey in Dublin
  • Halfpenny Bridge
    Halfpenny Bridge
    Halfpenny Bridge is a bridge across the River Thames, at Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England. It marks the start of the navigable Thames.The bow-backed bridge was built to a design of James Hollingworth in 1792. It carries the A361 from the south into Lechlade...

    , over the Thames in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
  • Halfpenny Gate
    Halfpenny Gate
    Halfpenny Gate is a small village in southern County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Creenagh , between Moira, Maghaberry and Lurganure. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 60 people. It is in the Lisburn City Council area....

    , village in County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Halfpenny Rose Red
    Halfpenny Rose Red
    The Halfpenny Rose Red, first issued on 1 October 1870, was the first halfpenny postage stamp issued in the United Kingdom.The halfpenny stamp was introduced following a reduction in the postal rate for newspapers and postcards and is notable for being the smallest UK postage stamp ever issued...

    , a postage stamp from the reign of Queen Victoria
    Victoria of the United Kingdom
    Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....

    .

See also

  • Bord halfpenny
    Bord halfpenny
    A bord halfpenny, or brod halfpenny, was a fee paid in markets and fairs by the Saxons to the lord for the privilege of having a bord or bench for the sale of articles....

    , a fee paid in markets and fairs by the Saxons to the lord
  • Shove ha'penny
    Shove ha'penny
    Shove ha'penny , also known in ancestral form as shoffe-grote ['shove-groat' in Modern English], slype groat ['slip groat'], and slide-thrift, is a pub game in the shuffleboard family, played predominantly in the United Kingdom...

    , a pub game
  • "Half-Penny, Two-Penny", 1981 song by Styx
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK