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2. Threepence (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The three-pence (3d) coin first appeared in England during the fine silver coinage of King Edward VI (1547–53), when it formed part of a set of new denominations. Although it was an easy denomination to work with in the context of the old sterling coinage system, being a quarter of a shilling , initially it was not popular with the public who ...

3. Old Head coinage - Wikipedia

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   The Old Head coinage obverse (1893 double sovereign shown). The Old Head coinage or Veiled Head coinage were British coins struck and dated between 1893 and 1901, which featured on the obverse a portrait by Thomas Brock of an aged Queen Victoria wearing a diadem partially hidden by a widow's veil.

4. History of the threepence - Wikipedia

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   The three pence coin – expressed in writing as "3d" – first appeared in England during the fine silver coinage of King Edward VI (1547–1553), when it formed part of a set of new denominations. Although it was an easy denomination to work with in the context of the old sterling coinage system, being a quarter of a shilling , initially it ...

5. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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   Coins are sometimes issued as special collectible commemorative versions, sold at a value higher than their face value. They are usually legal tender, but worth only their face value to pay debts. For example, in 2023 a 50 pence piece was announced, the first coin depicting King Charles III, and celebrating the fictional wizard Harry Potter ...

6. 1860s replacement of the British copper coinage - Wikipedia

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   Graham took a coin, possibly the one Victoria had approved, to show Gladstone on 16 April. Wyon had been instructed to have the inscription on the obverse of the coins read, VICTORIA D.G. BRITANNIAR. REG. F.D. (short for "Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith").

7. Jubilee coinage - Wikipedia

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   The 1877 Empress of India Medal depicts Victoria with a small crown. Boehm's Afghanistan Medal (1881). By the late 1870s, most denominations of British coins carried versions of the obverse design featuring Queen Victoria created by William Wyon and first introduced in 1838, the year after she acceded to the throne at the age of 18.