1 Penny - Edward VIII
© Museum Victoria
Features
| Issuer |
Fiji
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Edward VIII (1936)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1936 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound (1873-1969) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 6.48 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 30 June 1969 |
| Number | N# 15619 |
| References | KM# 6 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Legend and crown around a large central hole.
Script: Latin
Lettering: EDWARD·VIII·KING·EMPEROR
Reverse
Center hole divides date, denomination below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FIJI
19 36
PENNY
Edge
Plain
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)Comments
Because Edward VIII abdicated the throne before a coinage portrait could be made for him, the only coins that were made during his short reign were those featuring his name but no portrait. This is one of them.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
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| 1936 | 120 000 | $ 5.70 | $ 5.70 | $ 6.80 | $ 7.10 | 98% | |||||||||
| 1936 | Proof | 1.5% | |||||||||||||
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