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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3282907, member: 93416&quot;]Nobody knows for sure, I think, - why the Britannia reverse was resurrected in 1672 for the halfpennies and farthings of Charles II. However – they were the first “proper” copper coins to be issued in England since the Roman left.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plans to issue official copper coins however went back at least to Elizabeth, so it looks likely there was some sort of opposition to their issue/use that held things up.</p><p><br /></p><p>It occurs to me that the Britannia design was picked up as a bit of propaganda - there to hint to the knowledgeable 17th century guy something like:</p><p><br /></p><p>“Hey, they were good enough for the Romans, so give ‘em a try”.</p><p><br /></p><p>The design of course became well loved…...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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