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1 Penny - The Commonwealth
| Issuer | The Commonwealth of England |
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| Year | 1649-1660 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Commonwealth shield of England — bearing the Cross of St. George in the first and fourth quarters and the Irish harp in the second and third — rendered in a plain hammered style without legend or inscription. The shield is enclosed within a wreath of palm and laurel branches, their fronds extending around the entire circumference of the flan. The coin is uninscribed, consistent with the austere republican iconography adopted during the Interregnum period, and the irregular flan edges are characteristic of hand-hammered production at the Tower Mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | (uninscribed) |
| Reverse description | Central field features two conjoined shields displayed side by side beneath a decorative mantle or drape: the dexter shield bearing the Cross of St. George for England, and the sinister shield bearing the Irish harp, together representing the arms of the Commonwealth. Above the shields, the Roman numeral 'I' denoting the denomination of one penny is flanked by two pellets, all struck in the open field without surrounding legend. The design is entirely uninscribed save for the value mark, executed in the plain hammered manner typical of Commonwealth small silver coinage struck at the Tower Mint during the Interregnum. |
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