Country:

United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Series:

1901~1910 - 8th King Edward VII

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes GB-000039
World Coins km794.2

Variants:

2

Themes:

Emperors | Kings | Legends | Seals (Emblems) | Symbols | Women

Issued on:

1902

Last issue date:

1910

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Royal Mint, Tower Hill Site, London, Great Britain (1809-1967)

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform. Both sides

Weight:

9.435 grams

Diameter:

30.81 mm

Thickness:

1.68 mm

Face value:

1 p - British penny

Known mintage:

245,083,013

Composition Details:

90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin

Score:

15% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: Sitting Libertine "Brittania" (right)
holding circular shield
with Union Jack and pole with Trident on top
with high sea level (horizon)
above (year) 1902 - 1910
legend: (wide value, left) O N E (right) P E N N Y
Back: Head king Edward VII (right, 1901-1910)
designer: (below truncation) DE.S. George William
de Saulles (medallist, 1862– 1903)
legend: (ruler) EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
(Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex Fidei Defensor Indiae imperatrix,
translation: by the Grace of God king of all British, Defender of the Faith,
Emperor of India)