1 Farthing - Victoria (2nd Portrait) - Britannia (2nd Type)
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin in pre decimal currency, 960 of them would make up a pound, 48 in a shilling and 4 to a penny.
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
1874 - 1895
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
20 mm
Thickness
1.3 mm
Weight
2.83 g
Face Value
1 Farthing (1⁄960 GBP)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Bronze
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Second portrait ('Bun Head') of Queen Victoria with legend around.
Obverse Designer
Leonard Charles Wyon
Obverse Lettering
VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Obverse Unabridged Lettering
Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Obverse Lettering Translation
Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
Britannia with a trident and shield with a lighthouse and ship in the background with denomination above and date below.
Reverse Designer
Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse Lettering
FARTHING
1885
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, Birmingham (H)
1850 - 2003
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London
1810 - 1975
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1874 H
3,584,000
Circulated
1875
712,700
Circulated
1875 H
6,092,800
Circulated
1876 H
1,175,200
Circulated
1878
4,008,500
Circulated
1879
3,977,100
Circulated
1880
1,842,700
Circulated
1881
3,494,600
Circulated
1881 H
1,792,000
Circulated
1882 H
1,792,000
Circulated
1883
1,128,600
Circulated
1884
5,782,000
Circulated
1885
5,442,300
Circulated
1886
7,767,700
Circulated
1887
1,340,800
Circulated
1888
1,887,200
Circulated
1890
2,133,000
Circulated
1891
4,959,600
Circulated
1892
887,200
Circulated
1893
3,904,300
Circulated
1894
2,396,700
Circulated
1895
2,852,850
Circulated