1 Penny - George VI - Britannia (without '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
1949 - 1951
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 FIDEI DEF .
Obverse Unabridged Lettering
Georgius VI Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor
Obverse Lettering Translation
George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains Defender of the Faith
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
1949
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London
1810 - 1975
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1949
14,324,400
Circulated
1949
Proof
1950
240,000
Circulated
1950
Proof
1951
120,000
Circulated
1951
Proof