Atlantic Herring on Isle of Man Map Halfpenny Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Atlantic Herring on Isle of Man Map Halfpenny Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Reverse: Clupea harengus-Atlantic Herring superimposed over topographical map of Isle of Man
Lettering:
ISLE OF MAN
F.A.O.
FOOD FOR ALL
HALF PENNY

Obverse: Right facing bust of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland "Tiara
Lettering: ELIZABETH II

Features
Issuer Isle of Man
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1977
Value 1/2 Penny (0.005)
Currency Pound (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Bronze
Weight 1.78 g
Diameter 17.14 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 6388
References KM# 40

WIkipedia:
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools. They can grow up to 45 centimetres (18 in) in length and weigh up to 1.1 kilograms (2.4 lb). They feed on copepods, krill and small fish, while their natural predators are seals, whales, cod and other larger fish.

The Atlantic herring fishery has long been an important part of the economy of New England and the Canadian Atlantic provinces. This is because the fish congregate relatively near to the coast in massive schools, notably in the cold waters of the semi-enclosed Gulf of Maine and Gulf of St. Lawrence. North Atlantic herring schools have been measured up to 4 cubic kilometres (0.96 cu mi) in size, containing an estimated 4 billion fish.

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Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) constitutes the basis for one of the world’s most important commercial fisheries (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division, 2013) and has been a valuable food resource throughout human history in North Europe. It is one of the most abundant vertebrates on earth with a total estimated breeding stock of one trillion individuals (Feng et al., 2017). Source: https://elifesciences.org/articles/61076

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WIkipedia:
The Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin, also Ellan Vannin, also known as Mann, is an island and self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. The head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The United Kingdom is responsible for the isle's military defence.

Humans have lived on the island since before 6500 BC. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century AD, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. In 627, King Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia. In the 9th century, Norsemen established the thalassocratic Kingdom of the Isles, which included the Isle of Man. Magnus III, King of Norway from 1093 to 1103, reigned as King of Mann and the Isles between 1099 and 1103.

In 1266, the island became part of Scotland under the Treaty of Perth, after being ruled by Norway. After a period of alternating rule by the Kings of Scotland and England, the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested in the British Crown in 1765, but the island did not become part of the 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain, nor of its successors, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It has always retained its internal self-government.

In 1881, the Isle of Man Parliament, Tynwald, became the first national legislative body in the world to give women the right to vote in a general election, although this excluded married women. In 2016, UNESCO awarded the Isle of Man biosphere reserve status.