1913 AD., Great Britain, George V, Royal Mint, London, Farthing, KM 808.1.
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Great Britain, George V, Royal Mint, London, engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal (obverse), 1913 AD.,
Farthing (20,3 mm / 2,85 g), bronze (composition .950 copper, .040 tin, .010 zinc), 2,82 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 4.184.320 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge, dark finish,
Obv.: GEORGIUS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP: / B.M. , (George V by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) , bare head of George V left, truncated below the neck. On the truncation B.M. (Sir Bertram Mackennal) just to the right of center. GRA: and BRITT: far apart with the TT close together. Toothed border and narrow, raised rim. .
Rev.: FAR-TH-ING / 1913 , Britannia, helmeted and wearing long robes, seated on a rock facing right. Her left hand is raised and grasps a plain trident just below the prongs. Her right hand rests on the upper left edge of a large oval shield bearing the crosses of St George and St Andrew (the Union Flag). On the right side, the horizon intersects Britannia exactly where her legs cross. 1913 in exergue. Toothed border with a narrow, raised rim.
KM 808.1 ; Spink 4059 ; Peck 2324 ; Freeman 591 .
1911-18 farthings were chemically darkened, to avoid the being confused for half sovereigns, these were very similar in size.
Year / Mintage / Details
1911 5,197,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1912 7,670,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1913 4.184.320 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1914 6,127,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1915 7,129,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1916 10,993,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1917 21,435,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1918 19,363,000 KM# 808.1 (darkened finish)
1918 ? KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1919 15,089,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1920 11,481,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1921 9,469,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1922 9,957,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1923 8,034,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1924 8,733,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
1924 2 KM# 808.2 (bright finish) Specimen
1925 12,635,000 KM# 808.2 (bright finish)
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