1 Penny - Victoria 1st portrait 1841-1860

Weight

18.9 g

Diameter

34 mm

Thickness

3 mm

Material

Copper

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

First uncrowned bust ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around, date below.

Back design

Seated figure of Britannia facing right, trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, legend around and national flower emblems in exergue. Note: colon placement and trident varieties exist (see below).

Year of Minting

1841-1860

Queen

Victoria ( 1837-1901 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1841 Reverse: BRITANNIAR: REG FID: DEF:

Context

The standard weight of these pieces was 24 to the pound avoirdupois (2/3 ounce or 291.7 grains each). Several die varieties exist across the series: With a colon after REG (REG:) or without a colon after REG (REG); With a colon close to DEF (DEF:) or with a colon far from DEF (DEF_:); With an ornamental trident (OT, 1841-60) or with a plain trident (PT, 1853-57); With engraver's initials on bust truncation (W.W., 1841-60) or without initials (no W.W., 1858) Below are images showing varieties for the colon placements, plain and ornamental tridents and the engraver's initials, reproduced with kind permission of Numista member Sjoelund and Declan Magee Coins :

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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