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The British decimal one penny ( 1p) coin is a unit of currency and denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound. Its obverse featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the day British currency was decimalised until her death on 8 September 2022. A new portrait featuring King Charles III ...
Five pence. The British decimal five pence coin (often shortened to 5p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 100 of a pound. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin’s introduction on 23 April 1968, replacing the shilling in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. [1] It remained ...
2016. The British sixpence ( / ˈsɪkspəns /) piece, sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or half of one shilling. It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI, and circulated until 1980. The coin was made from silver from its introduction in 1551 until 1947, and ...
The British decimal ten pence coin (often shortened to 10p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 10 of a pound. Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction in 1968, to replace the florin (two shilling) coin in preparation for decimalisation in 1971. [1]
The British decimal twenty pence coin (often shortened to 20p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth of a pound. Like the 50p coin, it is an equilateral curve heptagon. [1] Its obverse has featured the profile of Queen Elizabeth II since the coin's introduction on 9 June 1982. [1]
The British pre-decimal halfpenny, (pronounced / ˈheɪpəni / ), once abbreviated ob. (from the Latin 'obulus'), [1] was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 480 of one pound, 1 24 of one shilling, or 1 2 of one penny. Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. In the run-up to decimalisation ...
The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or of one shilling. Its symbol was d, from the Roman denarius. It was a continuation of the earlier English penny, and in Scotland it had the same monetary value as one pre-1707 Scottish shilling. The penny was originally minted in silver, but from the late ...
