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1 Penny - James II incl. Maundy
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1685-1688 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Reverse description | A large Roman numeral I, denoting the penny denomination, occupies the central field beneath a boldly rendered royal crown. The date is split by the crown, with the first two digits appearing to the left and the last two to the right. A continuous Latin legend encircles the design, with the whole enclosed within a milled border. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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James II continued the tradition of Maundy distribution established by his predecessors, with the penny serving as the smallest denomination in the annual Royal Almonry ceremony. The Maundy itself predates coinage involvement — monarchs had long distributed alms on Maundy Thursday — but the formalization of specific silver denominations for the purpose solidified during the Stuart period. James's reign lasted just three years before his flight to France in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, making his Maundy pieces among the shorter-run Stuart issues by sheer calendar constraint.