1866 ONE FARTHING GREAT BRITAIN 

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Location United Kingdom 

Issuing entity The Royal Mint

Queen Victoria (1837-1901)

Type Standard circulation coin

Years 1860-1873

Value 1 Farthing = ¼ Penny = 1⁄48 Shilling = 1⁄960 Pound

Currency Pound sterling (1158-1970)

Composition Bronze

Weight 2.83 g

Diameter 20 mm

Thickness 1.3 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Obverse

Second laureate portrait ('Bun head') of Queen Victoria facing left, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D:

Unabridged legend: Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon Read more on Wikipedia

Reverse

Seated figure of Britannia facing right, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag in right hand, denomination above, date in exergue, sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

F A R T H I N G

1866

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)