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Soho mint mark (the word 'SOHO' below-right of the shield) on a cartwheel twopence. In order to differentiate his proposed copper coins from counterfeits Boulton specified them as follows: [3] twopence 2 ounces (57 g) weight, diameter 8 to the foot (1.5 inches, 38 mm) penny 1 ounce (28 g), diameter 17 to two feet (1.4 inches, 36 mm) half-penny
The penny is inscribed GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA [g] and the date, while the reverse shows a right-facing seated Britannia with a shield and trident, inscribed BRITANNIAR REX FID DEF. [h] The penny at this time weighed 18.8 grams and had a diameter of 34 millimetres, the same as Boulton's 1806–1807 pennies. [18]
English shilling = 1/1 (1 shilling and 1 penny). Copper coin of 1 oz = 2 pence. [2] The settlers did have some George III one-penny coins, which were referred to as "Cartwheel pennies". These were the first British coins to be officially exported to the Australian colonies, and so can be considered Australia's first official coins.
Penny is first attested in a 1394 Scots text, [n 1] a variant of Old English peni, a development of numerous variations including pennig, penning, and pending. [n 2] The etymology of the term "penny" is uncertain, although cognates are common across almost all Germanic languages [n 3] and suggest a base *pan-, *pann-, or *pand-with the individualizing suffix -ing.
An elongated coin (also known as a pressed penny or smashed penny) is a coin that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or man-made landmarks .
The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 240 of one pound or 1 ⁄ 12 of one shilling. Its symbol was d , from the Roman denarius . It was a continuation of the earlier English penny , and in Scotland it had the same monetary value as one pre-1707 Scottish shilling.
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Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818