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Between 1860 and 1971, the farthing's purchasing power ranged between 12p and 0.2p in 2017 values. [1] The farthing's reverse bore an image of Britannia until 1937, when a wren was introduced. As with all British coins, the obverse bore the image of the reigning monarch. [2] The farthing ceased to be legal tender in the United Kingdom on 1 ...
1714 Anne farthing. The British farthing is a continuation of the farthing series begun in silver under the English king Henry III in the 13th century. Private individuals issued base metal farthing tokens as change in the 16th century, [2] [3] and in 1613, James I granted John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton, a monopoly to manufacture royal farthing tokens in copper bearing the king's ...
The quarter farthing was a British coin worth 1 ⁄ 3840 of a pound, 1 ⁄ 192 of a shilling, or + 1 ⁄ 16 of a penny. The Royal Mint issued the coins in copper for exclusive use in British Ceylon in 1839, 1851, 1852, and 1853. [ 1 ]
In 1866, third farthings were issued in bronze instead of copper. [6] They had a 16-millimetre diameter and weighed between 0.9 and 1.0 gramme. The obverse bore a portrait of a laureate Queen Victoria, while the reverse was redesigned to include the denomination and date surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves [11] and a royal crown. [12]
Two different envelopes were issued, a 1½ pence/10 pfennige in 1875 and a 2½ pence/20 pfennige in 1879 both with an embossed head of Queen Victoria. [ 1 ] Three reply postcards were issued, a 3 farthing/5 pfennige (x2) in 1876, with an embossed head of Queen Victoria, a 1½ pence / 10 pfennige (x2) overprint in 1879 on the issue of 1876 and a ...
Farthing of Edward I. The English farthing (derived from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing, a fourthling or fourth part) [1] was a coin of the Kingdom of England worth 1 ⁄ 4 of a penny, 1 ⁄ 960 of a pound sterling.
The half farthing was a British coin worth 1 ⁄ 1920 of a pound, 1 ⁄ 96 of a shilling, or 1 ⁄ 8 of a penny. The coins were minted in copper for use in British Ceylon in various years between 1828 and 1856, and as a bronze proof coin in 1868.
The British florin, or two-shilling piece (2/– or 2s.), was a coin worth 1 ⁄ 10 of one pound, or 24 pence.It was issued from 1849 until 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970.