½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait, United Kingdom

½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait, United Kingdom, 1895-1901 obverse image½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait, United Kingdom, 1895-1901 reverse image
½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Years of Minting:
    1895-1901
  • 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 3rd portrait Reference Price

Reference Price

$4.85-$47.89

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 3rd portrait Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Seated figure of Britannia right, trident in left hand, shield bearing the Union flag in right, denomination around, date in exergue, sea behind

Engraver:

Leonard Charles Wyon

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Old crowned and veiled portrait ('Old Head') of Queen Victoria facing left, legend around.

Engraver:

Thomas Brock

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Plain

½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID· DEF·IND·IMP· T.B.

Reverse:

HALF PENNY 1896

½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bronze

Size

½ Penny - Victoria 3rd portrait sizes
  • Weight:5.67 g
  • Diameter:25.5 mm
  • Thickness:1.3 mm
  • Edge:Plain

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