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1 Farthing - Anne
1714 year| Copper | 5.79 g | 22 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Anne (1707-1714) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1714 |
| Value | 1 Farthing (1⁄960) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.79 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 31 December 1869 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#13073 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
Seated figure of Britannia facing left, trident in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting on left, legend around, date in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BRITAN NIA ·
1714
Edge
Plain
Comment
Only struck in the year of Queen Anne's death (1714), they did not circulate widely, to the extent that rumours started saying that they were of great rarity. Indeed Peck states that they were never officially issued and Spink lists them as Patterns. The following is an excerpt from the Department of Special Collections at the University of Notre Dame Libraries:"In the last year of her reign the London mintmaster, Isaac Newton, oversaw the production of a few farthings, most of which were proofs, but a few may have been made for circulation. These coins were slightly smaller than William's farthings but of a much higher level of craftsmanship. Newton produced a more uniform product with less of a weight range between examples and sharper reliefs on the images."
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1714 Anne 1 Farthing coin is that it was minted during the reign of Queen Anne, who was the last monarch of the House of Stuart and the last British monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey.
