1 Penny - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, with `BRITT:OMN`, set issue

€6,347.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1953
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.45 g
Dimensions30.8 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Mary Gillick
Reverse: Charles Walter Coombes
In circulation to31 August 1971
Reference(s) KM#883, Sp#4154
Obverse descriptionYoung laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering+ ELIZABETH II DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REGINA F:D:
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen of all the Britains Defender of the Faith)
Reverse descriptionSeated figure of Britannia right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind with lighthouse to left, denomination above and date in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringONE PENNY 1953
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1953  - Business strike set issue - 1 308 400
1953  - Matte Proof - 2
1953  - Proof - 40 000
Catalog ID2265801580
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