Coin | Three Halfpence 1870 (Proof only) |
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Mint | Royal Mint |
Obverse | Head of Queen Victoria with plain band and fillet around hair; around, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:. |
Obverse Inscription | VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D: |
Reverse | Within an oak wreath the denomination, 1 1/2 [pence]; above, crown; below, the date 1870. |
Reverse Inscription | 1 1/2 1870 |
Edge | Plain |
Edge Inscription | None |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | ||
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Period | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) (1801 - 1971) |
Coin Type | Three Halfpence |
Issued | 1870 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head) |
Face Value | 1 1/2 (x Penny) |
Current | No |
Mintage | unknown |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Designer | |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Reversed (Coin Alignment, Axis 6) |
Size (mm) | 12 |
Mass (g) | 0.7100 |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 728 |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3915 |