Coin
1 Penny - George V (1922) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 1922 • KM# 810, Sp# 4051-3
Overview
A Specimen strike bronze 1 Penny coin of the United Kingdom, issued in 1922 under King George V. The obverse features an uncrowned portrait of the King, while the reverse depicts a seated Britannia holding a trident and a shield. This milled coin weighs 9.45 grams and measures 30.8mm in diameter, produced in a highly limited mintage of just 2 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1922
- Composition
- Bronze
- Weight
- 9.45 g
- Diameter
- 30.8 mm
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 810, Sp# 4051-3
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George V facing left, legend around.
Reverse
Seated figure of Britannia right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind, denomination above and date in exergue.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Edgar Bertram MacKennal, Leonard Charles Wyon is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom . Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 2 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 810, Sp# 4051-3. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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