1949 George VI British Bronze Penny

Obverse
1949 George VI British Bronze Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1949 George VI British Bronze Penny (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  George VI 
Face value:  1 Penny 
Dates:  From 1949 to 1952 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of George VI facing left 
Legend:  GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  ONE PENNY 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Thomas Humphrey Paget 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 869 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1949 
Mintage:  14,324,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  9.4500g (0.30 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  30.80mm 
Thickness:  1.70mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1949 14,324,000 $0.20 $0.35 $0.75 $2.30 $7.50 $2000
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