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= Halfpenny (British decimal coin)
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The halfpenny (or half penny), often abbreviated as "ha'penny," was a British decimal coin worth half of a penny. Introduced in the United Kingdom in 1971 as part of the decimalization of the currency, the halfpenny coin was minted in copper-plated steel and had a value of 0.5 pence.