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1 Penny - George V 3rd Maundy issue
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1928-1936 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#839, Sp#4047 |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '1' in bold Roman style occupies the centre of the field, surmounted by a Tudor crown. The date is divided on either side of the numeral in two parts, reading '19' to the left and the final two digits to the right. The central device is enclosed within a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A fine beaded inner border encircles the entire composition. |
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| Mintage | 1928 - Prooflike - 1,846 1929 - Prooflike - 1,837 1930 - Prooflike - 1,724 1931 - Prooflike - 1,759 1932 - Prooflike - 1,835 1933 - Prooflike - 1,872 1934 - Prooflike - 1,919 1935 - Prooflike - 1,975 1936 - Prooflike - 1,329 |
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Maundy coins occupy a peculiar administrative corner of British monetary history — issued annually for the Royal Maundy ceremony but never intended for circulation, they were distributed personally by the sovereign to elderly recipients, one coin per year of the monarch's age. George V's third Maundy penny type, running from 1928 through his death year of 1936, was struck in .500 silver rather than the sterling standard, a consequence of the 1920 Coinage Act that halved silver fineness across British coinage in response to postwar metal costs.