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1943 British One (1) Farthing "GeorgeVl" Coin
$ 1.2
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Description
Up for sale is my 1943 British One (1) Farthing "George Vl" coin.Please examine photo's carefully as this is the coin that you will be receiving.
This coin was minted 80 years ago.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
Thank you for viewing this coin.
1 Farthing - George VI
with 'IND:IMP'
Features
Issuer
United Kingdom
King
George Vl (1936-1952)
Type
Standard Circulation Coin
Years
1937-1948
Value
1 Farthing = ¼ Penny = 1⁄48 Shilling = 1⁄960 Pound
Currency
Pound Sterling (
1158-1970
)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
2.83 g
Diameter
20 mm
Thickness
1.38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal Alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
31 December 1960
Number
N# 3310
References
KM# 843, Sp# 4116
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George VI facing left, legend around.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.
HP
Translation:
George the Sixth by the Grace of God King of all the Britains Defender of the Faith Emperor of India
Engraver:
Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse
Eurasian wren left (Troglodytes troglodytes), date above and denomination below (from the Greek 'troglodytes' meaning cave-dweller).
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
1938
HWP
FARTHING
Engraver:
Harold Wilson Parker
Edge
Plain
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Comments
The standard weight of these pieces was 160 to the pound avoirdupois (1/10 ounce or 43.75 grains).
Date
Mintage
G
VG
F
VF
XF
AU
UNC
Frequency
1937
8 131 200
18%
1937
4
0.3%
Matte Proof
1937
26 400
0.5%
Proof
1938
7 449 600
17%
1938
0.18%
Proof
1939
31 440 000
33%
1939
0.3%
Proof
1940
18 360 000
23%
1940
0.3%
Proof
1941
27 312 000
30%
1941
0.3%
Proof
1942
28 857 600
32%
1942
0.3%
Proof
1943
33 345 600
33%
1943
0.4%
Proof
1944
25 137 600
30%
1944
0.19%
Proof
1945
23 736 000
27%
1945
0.3%
Proof
1946
24 364 800
26%
1946
0.2%
Proof
1947
14 745 600
21%
1947
0.19%
Proof
1948
16 622 400
24%
1948
0.5%
Proof