One Penny (Dent design), Coin Type from United Kingdom - detailed information

One Penny (Dent design), Coin Type from United Kingdom (issued 2008 - 2022)
Coin TypeOne Penny (Dent design)

The one penny coin is currently the lowest circulating denomination of the British (decimal) Pound Sterling, after the half penny was demonetised in 1984. 1 penny equals 1/100th of a pound.

In August 2005 the Royal Mint launched a competition to find new reverse designs for all circulating coins apart from the £2 coin. The winner, announced in April 2008, was Matthew Dent, whose designs were gradually introduced into the circulating British coinage from mid-2008. In a world-first concept, the designs for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p coins depict sections of the Royal Shield that form the whole shield when placed together. The shield in its entirety was featured on the £1 coin (now discontinued).

This 1p coin design, which replaced the earlier 1p design by Christopher Ironside, depicts the left section between the first and third quarter of the shield, representing England and Northern Ireland. The coin's obverse remains largely unchanged, but the beading (the ring of dots around the coin's circumference), which no longer features on the coin's reverse, has also been removed from the obverse.

The design was issued until 2022, after which it was superseded by new coinage re-designed for the reign of King Charles III.

One penny and two pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of 20p; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in 1p and 2p coins in order to settle a debt.

Obverse
United Kingdom / One Penny (Dent design) - obverse photo

Effigy of the ruling British monarch, legend (in Latin), date.

The design was only issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and the obverse featured:
- the Fourth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (by Ian Rank-Broadley), 2008 - 2015
- the Fifth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (by Jody Clark), 2015 - 2022

Obverse Inscription Legend of the ruling British monarch, date
Reverse
United Kingdom / One Penny (Dent design) - reverse photo

A small section of the Royal Arms is visible (the left section between the first and third quarter of the shield, parts of the Lion and the Harp representing England and Northern Ireland). When put together, coins of the different denominations of British pennies add up to a whole shield with the full Royal Arms.

Around left, separated from the design by a vertical dotted line, the value and denomination ONE PENNY.

The designer's initials MD (for Matthew Dent) are incuse in small letters in the lower part of the vertical dotted line.

Reverse Inscription ONE PENNY
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
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Coin Type: One Penny (Dent design) - (16) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
One Penny 2008 (Dent design) United Kingdom / One Penny 2008 (Dent design) - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2008 (Dent design) - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 508,072,000
One Penny 2009 United Kingdom / One Penny 2009 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2009 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 556,553,570
One Penny 2010 United Kingdom / One Penny 2010 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2010 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 609,693,000
One Penny 2011 United Kingdom / One Penny 2011 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2011 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 431,088,981
One Penny 2012 United Kingdom / One Penny 2012 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2012 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 227,304,802
One Penny 2013 United Kingdom / One Penny 2013 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2013 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 260,846,937
One Penny 2014 United Kingdom / One Penny 2014 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2014 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 464,836,020
One Penny 2015 (Fourth Portrait) United Kingdom / One Penny 2015 (Fourth Portrait) - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2015 (Fourth Portrait) - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 154,645,762
One Penny 2015 (Fifth Portrait) United Kingdom / One Penny 2015 (Fifth Portrait) - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2015 (Fifth Portrait) - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 418,226,301
One Penny 2016 United Kingdom / One Penny 2016 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2016 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 368,530,830
One Penny 2017 United Kingdom / One Penny 2017 - reverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 241,044,081
One Penny 2018 (mint sets only) United Kingdom / One Penny 2018 (mint sets only) - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2018 (mint sets only) - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 33,086
One Penny 2019 (mint sets only) United Kingdom / One Penny 2019 (mint sets only) - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2019 (mint sets only) - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 44,158
One Penny 2020 United Kingdom / One Penny 2020 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2020 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 88,128,378
One Penny 2021 United Kingdom / One Penny 2021 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2021 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 56,052,674
One Penny 2022 United Kingdom / One Penny 2022 - reverse photo United Kingdom / One Penny 2022 - obverse photo Material: Copper-plated steel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 30,101,120
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One Penny (Dent design): Details
CountryUnited Kingdom
CurrencyPound Sterling
Sub-type ofOne Penny
From2008
To2022
Face Value1 (x Penny)
CurrentYes
MaterialCopper-plated steel
DesignerMatthew Dent
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size20.3000 mm
Thickness1.6500 mm
Mass3.5600 g
One Penny (Dent design): Photos
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