1 Penny - George III
Features
| Issuer |
Bermuda
(British Overseas Territories)  |
|---|---|
| King |
George III (1760-1820)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1793 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 January 1970 |
| Number | N# 109114 |
| References | KM# 7 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Fred Pridmore. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). |
Obverse
DROZ F is missing from shoulders.
One production run has "slash" across George's neck, the other does not.
Script: Latin
Lettering: GEORGIUS III . D . G . REX .
Engraver: William Joseph Taylor
Reverse
Heavily modified from old original dies. Much detail is missing - smaller differences exist:
BERMUDA styling is different
Longer bowspirit
Denticles eroded 12 1 and 2 o clock.
Decorative balls atop the masts.
1793 Styling is new
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BERMUDA
1793
Engraver: William Joseph Taylor
Mint
Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)Comments
New obverse die was made from Original Obverse dies.
These were strictly fantasy pieces struck by The SOHO Mint between 1805 and 1823.
Numbers made are unknown.
These were strictly fantasy pieces struck by The SOHO Mint between 1805 and 1823.
Numbers made are unknown.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1793 | Struck between 1805 and 1823 | ||||||||||||||
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