The 1909 Halfpenny reverse shows Britannia seated facing right, wearing a helmet, and holding a trident. Her other hand rests on a shield bearing the Cross of Saint George. The words 'HALF' and 'PENNY' are in the fields, and the date 1909 in the exergue below. The UK 1909 Halfpenny obverse features the bare head of King Edward VII facing right, with the legend: 'EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:'.Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. There are many rare and collectible Halfpenny coins. Even some of the most recent United Kingdom decimal coins are sought-after by numismatics or coin collectors.