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George VI 1937-1948 AD
Farthings of a similar design to his brother's were produced in each year of the reign of King George VI. The inscription on the obverse reads GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP until 1948, then GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF, but unlike the halfpenny there were no minute differences in the reverse each year.
Issue from 1937 through to 1948:
Obverse: King's head facing left,with text "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F: D: IND IMP" around
Reverse: Wren image facing left, with date above and "FARTHING" below
Issued from 1949 to 52:
Obverse: King's head facing left,with text "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF" around
Reverse: Wren image facing left, with date above and "FARTHING" below
This Brushwood Coin Note is another in our series covering favourite British bronze coins; the Wren farthing, minted for some 20 years during the reigns of 3 monarchs between 1937 and 1956.
Manufactured in bronze, with a diameter of 20 mm (approx 0.8 inch) and a weight of about 2.8 grammes (0.1 ounce), there were 4 farthings in one penny, (thus making 960 to the pound (£1). Farthings in earlier times had been made from a series of different metals,
firstly silver, then copper, tin, copper again, and then finally the harder wearing bronze from 1860 until the last issue of farthing in 1956. The bronze of the wren farthings wasmade up of 95.5% copper / 3% tin / 1.5% zinc.
Farthings of a similar design to his brother's were produced in each year of the reign of King George VI. The inscription on the obverse reads GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP until 1948, then GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF, but unlike the halfpenny there were no minute differences in the reverse each year.
Issue from 1937 through to 1948:
Obverse: King's head facing left,with text "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F: D: IND IMP" around
Reverse: Wren image facing left, with date above and "FARTHING" below
Issued from 1949 to 52:
Obverse: King's head facing left,with text "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF" around
Reverse: Wren image facing left, with date above and "FARTHING" below
This Brushwood Coin Note is another in our series covering favourite British bronze coins; the Wren farthing, minted for some 20 years during the reigns of 3 monarchs between 1937 and 1956.
Manufactured in bronze, with a diameter of 20 mm (approx 0.8 inch) and a weight of about 2.8 grammes (0.1 ounce), there were 4 farthings in one penny, (thus making 960 to the pound (£1). Farthings in earlier times had been made from a series of different metals,
firstly silver, then copper, tin, copper again, and then finally the harder wearing bronze from 1860 until the last issue of farthing in 1956. The bronze of the wren farthings wasmade up of 95.5% copper / 3% tin / 1.5% zinc.
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