An English 1938 One Penny
The Royal Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1938
Materials
Copper alloy
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.14
Summary
A 1938 George VI copper penny coin
Full description
A copper penny with the head of George VI and inscribed ‘GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN: REX F:D:IND:IMP.’. On the reverse is Britannia with lighthouse to the left and the inscription ‘ONE PENNY 1938’
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009
Makers and roles
The Royal Mint, minter