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The British decimal one penny (1p) coin, produced by the Royal Mint, was issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised.^[1] In practice, it had been available from banks in bags of £1 for some weeks previously. The coin, known at first as a "new penny", was initially minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted in copper-plated steel.^[2] As this is less dense than bronze, post-1992 coins have been slightly thicker, as well as becoming magnetic. The coin weighs 3.56 grams and has a diameter of 20.32 millimetres.^[3] Pence sterling is a subdivision of Pound sterling, the currency for the United Kingdom. ... Pence sterling is a subdivision of Pound sterling, the currency for the United Kingdom. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... Image File history File linksMetadata British_coin_1p_(2000)Reverse. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... 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. ... Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Image File history File links BritishOneNewPenny. ... Counterweights for the sliding portcullis A portcullis is a grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. ... Christopher Ironside designed various coins for the Royal Mint. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... For silver pennies produced after 1820 see Maundy money. ... Maundy Money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter. ... A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government, to be used as a form of money in transactions. ... The Royal Mint is the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... Ferromagnetism is the phenomenon by which materials, such as iron, in an external magnetic field become magnetized and remain magnetized for a period after the material is no longer in the field. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... DIAMETER is an AAA protocol (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) succeeding its predecessor RADIUS. // The name is a pun on the RADIUS protocol, which is the predecessor (a diameter is twice the radius). ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...

One penny and two pence coins are legal tender only up to the sum of 20p; this means that it is permissible to refuse payment of sums greater than this amount in one and two pence coins in order to settle a debt ^[4]. This article discusses the British decimal two pence coin, issued from 1971, only. ... Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ... For other uses, see Debt (disambiguation). ...

Design

The reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, is a crowned portcullis with chains (an adaptation of the Badge of Henry VII which is now the Badge of the Palace of Westminster),^[2] with the numeral "1" written below the portcullis, and either NEW PENNY (1971–1981) or ONE PENNY (1982–present) above the portcullis.^[2] The terms obverse and reverse apply almost exclusively to currency, and most often specifically to coins; they are usually described with less precision as, respectively, the front and back sides, or with regard to a coin tossed to produce a random choice between two things, heads and tails. They can... Christopher Ironside designed various coins for the Royal Mint. ... Counterweights for the sliding portcullis A portcullis is a grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. ... Henry VII (January 28, 1457 â€“ April 21, 1509), King of England, Lord of Ireland (August 22, 1485 â€“ April 21, 1509), was the founder and first patriarch of the Tudor dynasty. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ...

To date, three different obverses have been used. In all cases, the inscription is ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D. year.^[3] Both sides of the coin are encircled by dots. In logic (and usually without being paired with reverse), obverse has a meaning close to contrapositive. ... This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ...

1971–1984

1985–1997

1998 onwards

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See also

The change in dynasty did not affect the form of the design of the silver penny â€” a 12 mm diameter coin weighing 0. ... The Twentieth Century Penny (1901â€“1970) The penny of King Edward VII (1901â€“1910) is of the same technical standards as the late Victorian issues. ...

References

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Categories: Articles // with unsourced statements | All articles with unsourced statements | Coins of the United Kingdom This article concerns British coinage, the coinage of the United Kingdom. ... 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 Ten Pence (10p) 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... Fifty pence coin (regular issue, reverse) The British decimal fifty pence (50p) coin â€“ often pronounced fifty pee â€“ 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. ... The commemorative Five Pounds (Â£5) coin is minted in cupro-nickel, an alloy of approximately 75% copper, and 25% nickel, although special versions are also minted in silver and/or gold. ... The British decimal half penny (Â½p) â€“ (pronounced as HAYP-nee, IPA: ) and also written halfpenny or hapenny â€“ was first issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised. ... 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... For silver pennies produced after 1820 see Maundy money. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with sixpence. ... Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound: there were 240 (old) pence to the pound. ... 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 gold coin first issued in 1489 for Henry VII of England and still in production as of 2006 [1]. The coin generally has a value of one pound sterling. ... For silver pennies produced after 1820 see Maundy money The silver penny was introduced to England around the year 785 by King Offa of Mercia, in the English midlands. ... The earliest known English coins are gold pieces, modelled on contemporary Merovingian Frankish coinage, and consisting largely of tremisses: one third of a gold solidus, originally weighing 4. ... The Early Norman kings Following the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror continued the Anglo-Saxon coinage system. ... The Plantagenets (1154â€“1485) King Henry II ascended the throne in 1154 as the first of the Plantagenet dynasty. ... The Tudors (1485–1603) Henry Tudor, who reigned as King Henry VII between 1485 and 1509, had a rather tenuous claim on the throne, being the Lancastrian claimant via an illegitimate descendant of Edward III when all the more senior candidates had been killed off in the Wars of... The Stuarts and the Commonwealth (1603–1714) The Early Stuarts When Elizabeth died unmarried and childless in 1603, the throne passed to James VI of Scotland, a great-grandson of Henry VII, who ruled in England as James I. Jamess silver coinage changed little from that of Elizabeth... The change in dynasty did not affect the form of the design of the silver penny â€” a 12 mm diameter coin weighing 0. ... The Twentieth Century Penny (1901â€“1970) The penny of King Edward VII (1901â€“1910) is of the same technical standards as the late Victorian issues. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The British decimal Penny (1p) coin was issued on 15 February 1971, the day the British currency was decimalised; see Decimal Day. ...

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