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Edward VIII shilling. Edward VIII coins are a series of coins from the United Kingdom and other territories of the British Empire that were produced in 1936 upon the accession of King Edward VIII. Because of his short reign of just 326 days and eventual abdication, many never entered circulation and remained only as pattern pieces. [1]
A farthing of King Edward VIII (reigned 1936) does exist, dated 1937, but technically it is a pattern coin, one produced for official approval, which it was due to receive at about the time that the King abdicated, and in the event no farthings bearing his likeness were ever issued.
The Edward VIII farthing is a pattern which was awaiting royal approval at the time of the abdication in December 1936. [45] There was a movement afoot for more modern coinage designs; the Irish Free State had in 1927 adopted a series of coins depicting animals and some of the colonies had redesigned their coinages.
Paget's unused design for silver coins depicting Edward VIII facing left. Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE [1] (13 August 1893 – 30 April 1974) was an English medal and coin designer and modeller. Paget's designs are indicated by the initials 'HP'. Paget's obverse on a farthing of George VI, 1951 Paget's design for the halfpenny in its final year of ...
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. Until the 13th century, farthings were pieces of pennies that had been cut into quarters to make change.
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The head faces right on the Edward VII coins, with the inscription EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP. [a] The reverse shows the seated Britannia surrounded by ONE PENNY, with the date at the bottom of the coin; this design remained largely unchanged until the coin's demise after 1970. Pennies were struck with Edward's bust from ...