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2 Pence - George V 1st Maundy issue
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1911-1920 |
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| Value | 2 Pence (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed left-facing effigy of King George V, modelled by Edgar Bertram MacKennal, occupies the central field. The portrait features a closely trimmed beard and is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the facial features and hair. The circumferential Latin legend reads GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:, separated by stops, running from lower left to lower right. A fine inner beaded border frames the design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Maundy money occupies a peculiar corner of British coinage — struck not for commerce but for an annual royal ceremony in which the sovereign distributes specially made coins to elderly recipients, one penny per year of the monarch's age. George V resumed personal distribution of the Maundy gifts after Edward VII had largely delegated the duty, and these small silver pieces were produced in quantities rarely exceeding a few hundred sets per year. Most never left the hands of their original recipients, which explains why Maundy coins of this period survive in such consistently fine condition despite being nearly a century old.