Great Britain, Victoria, 3rd portrait, old bust, engraver Thomas Brock (obverse), Royal mint London, 1897 AD.,
Penny (ø 30,8 mm / 9,13 g), bronze (Cu 95%, Sn 4%, Zn 1%), 9,45 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 20.757.000 (all var.) , axis medal alignment ↑↑, plain edge,
Obv.: VICTORIA· DEI· GRA - BRITT· REGINA· FID· DEF· - IND· IMP· / T.B. , her crowned and veiled bust facing left, engraver´s initials below truncation.
Rev.: ONE - PENNY / 1897 , Britannia seated right, trident in left hand, right resting on rocks, shield at her side, denomination flanking, empty sea behind (normal sea level), year in exergue, toothed border.
KM 790 ; S 3961 .
Year / Mintage / Details
1895 "P" 1mm from Trident
1895 "P" 1mm from Trident; Proof
1895 5.396.000 "P" 2mm from trident
1895 "P" 2mm from Trident; Proof
1896 ? (proof)
1896 24,147,000
1897 high sea level
1897 20.757.000 normal sea level
1897 ? (proof) normal sea level
1898 14,297,000
1899 26,441,000
1900 31,778,000
1901 22,206,000
1901 ? (proof)