1 Penny - Anne (incl. Maundy) 1703-1713 front 1 Penny - Anne (incl. Maundy) 1703-1713 back
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1 Penny - Anne incl. Maundy

 
Silver (.925) 0.5 g 12 mm
Description
Issuer
England (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen
Anne (1702-1714)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1703-1713
Value
1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
0.5 g
Diameter
12 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#12978
Rarity index
89%

Reverse

Large central denomination below crown dividing date, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MAG BRI·FR·ET·HIB·REG·17 10·
I

Translation: Queen of Great Britain France and Ireland

Comment

The standard weight of this coin was 1/62 troy ounce or 7.7 grains.

Before the Great Recoinage of 1817, there is no known evidence to suggest that separate 'prooflike' strikes were issued for the Maundy ceremony, suggesting that the money handed out was identical to the circulating coinage at that time.

Sp#3599 Maundy money sets listed with their KM# ref:

1703 MDS34 1708 MDS37 1710 MDS39
1705 MDS35 1709 MDS38 1713 MDS40
1706 MDS36

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1703-1713 Silver Penny coin from England is that it was minted during the reign of Queen Anne, who was the last monarch of the House of Stuart and the first queen to rule in her own right, without a king.