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The British decimal Ten Pence (10p) coin was issued in 1968 in preparation for the forthcoming decimalisation of the coinage. As at that time it had the same value, size, and weight as the pre-existing Florin or Two Shillings coin it may be viewed as a continuation of the older coin, which remained in circulation. Download high resolution version (661x661, 65 KB)Front of UK 10p coin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (629x643, 76 KB)Back of a 2001 UK 10p coin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... On February 15, 1971, variously known as Decimal Day, Decimalisation Day and D-Day, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland decimalised their historical currencies; although they were separate currencies â€” Pound sterling and Irish pound respectively â€” they were at the time tied to each other at a fixed 1... The nineteenth and twentieth century Florin or Two Shillings coin should not be confused with the medieval gold Florin, which was worth six shillings. ...

The coin is minted from an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. The 1962 version of the coin weighed 8.31 grams and had a diameter of 28.50 millimetres. In 1992 a smaller version weighing 6.50 grams and with a diameter of 24.50 millimetres was introduced, and all the older 10p and florin coins were withdrawn from circulation and demonetised from 1 July 1993. This reform was done a year after a similar reform of the Five Pence coin, and the new Ten Pence was only a gram heavier and half a millimetre larger than the previously withdrawn Five Pence. An alloy is a combination, either in solution or compound, of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic brown Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ... (Redirected from 1 E 2 kg) Categories: Orders of magnitude (mass) ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10-2 m and 10-1 m (1 cm and 10 cm). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The British decimal Five Pence (5p) coin was issued in 1968 in preparation for the forthcoming decimalisation of the coinage. ...

The reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, is a crowned lion (formally, Part of the crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally crowned), with the numeral "10" below the lion, and either NEW PENCE (1968–1981) or TEN PENCE (1982–date) above the lion. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the history of the coin, three different obverses have been used so far—between 1968 and 1984 the head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin was used, between 1985 and 1997 the head by Raphael Maklouf was used, and since 1998 one by Ian Rank-Broadley has been used. In all cases, the inscription used is ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D. date. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... Arnold Machin (30 September 1911 _ 9 March 1999) was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer. ... Raphael Maklouf (born 10 December 1937) is a sculptor, best known for designing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth used on Commonwealth coinage from 1985 to 1997. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage. ... This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ...

Several varieties of the first small coin dated 1992 are known to exist. There are two varieties each of the obverse and reverse, and two of the edge, making 5 distinct types of which two are scarce. For details see the Coins of the UK link below.

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Categories: Coins of the United Kingdom This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ... 1980 coin featuring portrait by Arnold Machin 1993 coin featuring portrait by Raphael Maklouf 2000 coin featuring portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley The British decimal Penny (1p) coin, produced by the Royal Mint, was issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. ... 1971 coin featuring portrait by Arnold Machin 1997 coin featuring portrait by Raphael Maklouf 2000 coin featuring portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley The British decimal Two Pence (2p) coin was issued by the Royal Mint on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. ... The British decimal Five Pence (5p) coin was issued in 1968 in preparation for the forthcoming decimalisation of the coinage. ... The British decimal Twenty Pence (20p) coin was issued in June 1982 to fill in the obvious gap between the Ten Pence and Fifty Pence coins; it rapidly gained acceptance and very large numbers now circulate [1]. The coin is minted from an alloy of 84% copper and 16% nickel... The British decimal fifty pence (50p) coin was issued on October 14, 1969 in the run-up to decimalisation to replace the ten shilling note. ... This article discusses the British One Pound circulating coin issued since 1983, only. ... This article discusses the the commemorative British Two Pounds coins issued issued between 1986 and 1996, and the regular bimetallic circulation coins first issued in 1998 (dated 1997). ... The commemorative British decimal Twenty-Five Pence (25p) coin was issued in four designs between 1972 and 1981. ... This article discusses the commemorative British Five Pounds crown-sized coin issued since 1990, only. ... Wren design Farthing from 1948 A farthing (meaning fourth part) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny. ... British halfpenny, 1957 It was long considered that the first halfpenny coins were produced in the reign of King Edward I (1272â€“1307), with earlier requirements for small change being provided by cut coinage; that is, pennies cut into halves or quarters, usually along the cross which formed a prominent... British penny from 1967. ... Half new penny, 1982 The British decimal Half Penny (Â½p) or Hapenny (pronounced HAY-pnee) coin was first issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. ... 1953 threepence The threepence, pronounced thruppence, was a denomination of currency, used by various jurisdictions in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, until decimalisation of the pound sterling and Irish pound. ... The shilling (or informally: bob) was an English coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first English shilling. ... The nineteenth and twentieth century Florin or Two Shillings coin should not be confused with the medieval gold Florin, which was worth six shillings. ... Half-Crown coin of Oliver Cromwell, 1658 The half-crown was a denomination of British money worth two shillings and sixpence, being one-eighth of a pound. ... Crown reverse, 1953 and 1960. ... 1915 half sovereign: reverse The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII. It was a gold coin valued at ten shillings. ... Three Gold Sovereigns with a Krugerrand A Gold Sovereign is a British gold coin, first issued in 1489 for Henry VII, generally with a value of one pound sterling. ...

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