½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait, United Kingdom

½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait, United Kingdom, 1838-1860 obverse image½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait, United Kingdom, 1838-1860 reverse image
½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Years of Minting:
    1838-1860
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Plain
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait Reference Price

Reference Price

$5.55-$225.08

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Seated figure of Britannia right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, legend around and national flower emblems in exergue.

Engraver:


William Wyon

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


First uncrowned portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around, date below.

Engraver:


William Wyon

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Plain

½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1854

Reverse:


BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:

½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper

Size

½ Penny - Victoria 1st portrait sizes
  • Weight:9.45 g
  • Diameter:28 mm
  • Thickness:2.12 mm
  • Edge:Plain
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