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The Farthing was a small circulating coin of the British pre-decimal Pound Sterling, equal to a quarter of a penny. Prices were never written in farthings though - something worth a farthing would be quoted as 1/4d ("d" being the abbreviation for "penny", from the Roman "denarius"). There were 20 shillings to a pound, 12 pence to a shilling and 4 farthings to a penny, so 960 of these coins made up £1. In 1801 the parliaments of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland each passed an Act of Union, uniting the two kingdoms and creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Re-coinage followed in 1806, after which four types of farthings were issued: a large copper coin with concave surfaces and a Britannia reverse (1806 and 1807 only), a large copper coin with a second Britannia design (1821 to 1864), then smaller bronze coins - with a third Britannia design (1860 to 1895), a simplified fourth Britannia design (1895 to 1936) and finally a new farthing design featuring a wren bird (1937 to 1956). The farthing denomination was demonetised before the rest of the pre-decimal currency - it ceased to be legal tender after 31 December 1960. | ||||
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Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Farthing 1921 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,469,097 |
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Farthing 1922 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,956,983 |
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Farthing 1923 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,034,457 |
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Farthing 1924 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,733,416 |
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Farthing 1925 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 12,634,697 |
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Farthing 1926 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,792,397 |
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Farthing 1927 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 7,868,355 |
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Farthing 1928 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 11,625,600 |
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Farthing 1929 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,419,200 |
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Farthing 1930 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,195,200 |
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Farthing 1931 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,595,200 |
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Farthing 1932 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,292,800 |
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Farthing 1933 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 4,560,000 |
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Farthing 1934 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,052,800 |
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Farthing 1935 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 2,227,200 |
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Farthing 1936 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 9,734,400 |
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Farthing 1937 George VI |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,157,606 |
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Farthing 1938 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 7,449,600 |
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Farthing 1939 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 31,440,000 |
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Farthing 1940 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 18,360,000 |
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Farthing 1941 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 27,312,000 |
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Farthing 1942 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 28,857,600 |
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Farthing 1943 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 33,345,600 |
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Farthing 1944 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,137,600 |
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Farthing 1945 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 23,736,000 |
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Farthing 1946 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 24,364,800 |
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Farthing 1947 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,745,600 |
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Farthing 1948 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 16,622,400 |
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Farthing 1949 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 8,424,000 |
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Farthing 1950 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 10,342,304 |
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Farthing 1951 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 14,036,004 |
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Farthing 1952 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,251,200 |
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Farthing 1953 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,149,202 |
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Farthing 1954 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 6,566,400 |
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Farthing 1955 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,779,200 |
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Farthing 1956 |
Material: Bronze Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 1,996,800 |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Sub-types |
Farthing (Britannia, first design) Farthing (Britannia, second design) Farthing (Britannia, third design) Farthing (Britannia, fourth design) Farthing (Wren) |
From | 1806 |
To | 1956 |
Face Value | 1/4 (x Penny) |
Current | No (demonetised 1961) |
Material | |
Designer | |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | |
Mass |
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