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© Stacks Bowers
½ Penny - Victoria Decimal Pattern
1859 year| Bronze | - | - |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1859 |
| Value | ½ Decimal Penny (0.005) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#420259 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Denomination across three lines within dotted circle surrounded by wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HALF
DECIMAL
PENNY
Engraver: James Wyon
Comment
James Wyon is, as the name might suggest, a member of the Wyon family of England from which literally scores of famed artisans and engravers emerged. Our James Wyon, one of many so-named in the Wyon family, worked as private assistant to his first cousin, William Wyon, from 1825 to 1851, at which time he was appointed on probation to the post of Resident-Engraver to the Royal Mint in London, an appointment made permanent in 1854.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern ½ Penny - Victoria (Decimal Pattern) 1859 from United Kingdom is that it was designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, a renowned engraver and designer at the Royal Mint. Wyon's design features a young Queen Victoria, crowned and robed, facing left, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves. The coin's reverse side shows the denomination "1/2 PENNY" within a wreath of laurel leaves, surrounded by the inscription "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1859." This coin is considered a rare and valuable collector's item, with only a few examples known to exist in mint condition.
