Here is a very nice coin from the very beginning of the twentieth century . On February 5 1900 the United States and the United Kingdom sign a treaty for Panama Canal . A 50-mile race is won by an electric car in just over two hours on April 15 1900 . On May 19th 1900 Jim Butler discovers an outcrop of gold ore in the Nevada desert, setting off a gold rush . Today's coin was minted in 1900 at the Royal Mint in London England . It was minted of .925 % silver , weighs 14.14 grams , and is 32.3 by 2 mm thick . They minted 4,479,000 of these in 1900 .
The obverse again gives us a look at a crowned and veiled Queen Victoria looking to the left with the words VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REG (Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories) .
The reverse of this coin shows a crowned quartered shield in the collar of the Order of the Garter with the legend FID·DEF·IND·IMP (Defender of the Faith, Empress of India) on the top and HALF CROWN divided by the Year (1900) below
The edge of this coin is reeded .
