Great Britain, Victoria, 3rd portrait, old bust, engraver Thomas Brock (obverse), Royal mint London, 1895 AD.,
Penny (ø 30,8 mm / 9,30 g), bronze (Cu 95%, Sn 4%, Zn 1%), 9,45 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 5.396.000 (all var.) , 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 / 1895 , 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, "P" 1mm from trident.
KM 790 ; S. 3961 ; Peck 1941 ; F. 141 .
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)