© Stacks Bowers
© Stacks Bowers
1 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 | 1 Decimal Penny (0.01) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#420236 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Denomination across three lines within open-topped wreath below St. Edward's Crown.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE
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 1 Penny - Victoria (Decimal Pattern) 1859 from United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) made of Bronze is that it was designed by Leonard Charles Wyon, a renowned engraver and sculptor who was also responsible for designing the dies for the first decimal coins of the United Kingdom.
