Coin: Ten Pence 1999 (Proof and mints sets only)
| Description | Issued in Royal Mint coins sets only (136,696 in uncirculated sets plus 40,317 in standard proof sets and 26,763 proofs in a red leather case), not for general circulation. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Currency | Pound Sterling |
| Face value | 10 (x Penny) |
Type | Ten Pence (CuproNickel, Ironside design) |
| Year | 1999 |
Current | Yes |
| Mintage | 216,840 (216840) |
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| Material | CuproNickel |
Designer | Christopher Ironside |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley (Fourth Portrait) |
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | 24.5000 |
Thickness (mm) | 1.8500 |
| Mass (g) | 6.5000 |
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| Obverse | Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth portrait"). In tiny letters below head the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). Around, the legend and date ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 1999 (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith). |
| Obverse inscription |
ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D · 1999
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| Reverse | Part of the crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally crowned (i.e. crowned walking lion to left, facing). The numeral 10 below the lion and the denomination in words: TEN PENCE around above. |
| Reverse inscription | 10 TEN PENCE |
| Edge | Milled |
Edge inscription | None |
