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Coin Information
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Name of coin
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One Penny
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Year(s) Issued
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1714-1970
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Issuer
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N/A
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Countries Issued in
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United Kingdom
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Face Value
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0.0021 GBP
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Material
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Bronze
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Mintage
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Not to be confused with the newer GBP 1 Penny.
The Penny is worth one twelfth of a shilling. They were used in the beginning of the British empire and were very large. They have not changed over the years, except that the date was changed to the reverse instead of obverse.
Design[]
The design, which was used with all other small denominations, had Britannia staring at her left. A squared shield sat beside her, and a lighthouse was at her left. However, before George VI, there was no lighthouse and the shield was circular. She holds a harpoon and wears a Roman soldier hat. One Penny is inscribed above her head on the left and right. These were considered one of the most detailed coins in the world, condidering the weaves in Britannia's robes.
| GBP -/1 Shilling Dates | |
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| GBP km0897 - Elizabeth II (1954-1967) | |
| 1967 • 1966 • 1965 • 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960 • 1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 • 1954 | |
| GBP km0883 - Elizabeth II (1953) | |
| GBP km0869 - George VI (1949-1952) | |
| 1952 • 1951 • 1950 • 1949 | |
| GBP km0845 - George VI (1937-1948) | |
| 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 • 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940 • 1939 • 1938 • 1937 | |
| British Pound | ||||||||||||||
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| 0.005 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Coat of Arms - (2008+) | - | km1107 | km1108 | km1109 | km1110 | km1111 | - | km1112 | km1113 | - | ||||
| Elizabeth II (1998-2007) | - | km986 | km987 | km988 | km989 | km990 | - | km991 | km993 | km994 | ||||
| Elizabeth II (1985-1997) | - | km935 | km936 | km937 | km938 | km939 | - | km940 | km941 | km976 | ||||
| Elizabeth II (1982-1984) | km926 | km927 | km928 | km929 | km930 | km931 | - | km932 | km933 | - | ||||
| Decimalization (1968-1981) | km914 | km915 | km916 | km911 | km912 | - | km917 | km913 | - | - | ||||
| British Predecimal | -/¼ | -/½ | -/1 | -/3 | -/6 | 1/- | 2/- | 2/6 | 5/- | 20/- | ||||
| Elizabeth II (1953-1970) | km895 | km896 | km897 | km900 | km903 | km904 | km906 | km907 | km909 | km908 | ||||
| Elizabeth II (1953) | km881 | km882 | km883 | km886 | km889 | km890 | km892 | km893 | km894 | - | ||||