An English 1918 One Penny
The Royal Mint
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1918
Materials
Copper alloy
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997173.1.8
Summary
A 1918 George V copper penny coin
Full description
A copper penny with the head of George V and inscribed ‘GEORGIVS V DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX FID:DEF:IND:IMP:’. On the reverse is Britannia and the inscription ‘ONE PENNY 1918’
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