1 Penny - George VI - Britannia (with 'IND:IMP')
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Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation penny in pre decimal times, 240 of them make up a pound, 12 for a shilling.
Key Details
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)
Issuer
The Royal Mint
Currency
Pound Sterling
GBP - £
1158 - 1970
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1937 - 1948
Alignment
Medal ↑↑
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
30.8 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Weight
9.45 g
Face Value
1 Penny (¹⁄₂₄₀ GBP)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Bronze
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Uncrowned portrait of King George VI with legend around.
Obverse Designer
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Obverse Lettering
GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP .
HP
Obverse Unabridged Lettering
Georgius VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae Imperator
Obverse Lettering Translation
George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britons Defender of the Faith Emperor of India
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
Britannia with a trident and shield with lighthouse in the background, denomination above and date below.
Reverse Designer
Charles Walter Coombes
Reverse Lettering
ONE PENNY
1937
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London
1810 - 1975
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1937
88,896,000
Circulated
1937
Proof
1938
121,560,000
Circulated
1938
Proof
1939
55,560,000
Circulated
1939
Proof
1940
42,284,400
Circulated
1940
Proof
1944
42,600,000
Circulated
1944
Proof
1945
79,531,200
Circulated
1945
Proof
1946
66,355,600
Circulated
1946
Proof
1947
52,220,400
Circulated
1947
Proof
1948
63,961,200
Circulated
1948
Proof