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The British decimal ten pence coin (often shortened to 10p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 10 of a pound.Its obverse has featured the profile of the British monarch since the coin's introduction in 1968, to replace the florin (two shilling) coin in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. [1]
Ten pence: 10p A replacement for the florin (two shillings). The coin was reduced in size in 1992. Twenty pence: 20p Introduced in 1982. Twenty-five pence: 25p A commemorative coin issued between 1972 and 1981 as a post-decimal continuation of the old crown. From 1990 it was replaced in the commemorative role by the £5 coin. Fifty pence
Between 1987 and 2012 a series of bullion coins, the Britannia, was issued, containing 1 troy ounce (31.1 g), 1 ⁄ 2 ounce, 1 ⁄ 4 ounce and 1 ⁄ 10 ounce of fine gold at a millesimal fineness of 916 (22 carat) and with face values of £100, £50, £25, and £10.
Reverse inscription: ISLE OF MAN above the design, TEN PENCE below. 1980-1983: Gyrfalcon Reverse design: A gyrfalcon perched on a branch facing towards the right but with head turned to look back to the left. Stylised swirls all around the coin and entwined through the inscription. [3] Reverse inscription: 10 to right of design. 1984-1987: Manx ...
During the decimal era, crowns were converted to twenty-five pence. 50p and £2 coins made after 1996 circulate normally and can be found in change. Usually about 5 million of each of these are the commemorative issue, the rest being of the standard design. Since 1982 all of these have also been produced as sterling silver and 22 carat gold proofs.
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Gold and Silver (Export Control, &c.) Act 1920 ... and the old florin with a value of 10 new pence. ... and in 1992 the 5p and 10p coins were reduced in size.
Nine Leaves BD-3 $10 United States Auction '89 Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers: September 2015 $1,057,500 1852 Humber $10 K-10 Territorial United States Augustus Humbert Heritage Auctions: April 2013 $1,057,500 1795 BB-51 Draped Bust Silver Dollar United States Garrett Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers: May 2016 $1,057,500 1792 Disme J-11 Pattern United States