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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 1010390, member: 27100&quot;]Very nice, Swish!&nbsp; UK is my collectiong focus, esp C20th.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any hammered, but your examples look very nice indeed!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, Britannia is the embodiment of England, like Liberty for the US, and the sower for France.&nbsp; She has appeared on UK coins in one form or another since at least the mid C18th (and before, if I remember correctly) right up until 2008.&nbsp; Most famously, she&#039;s featured on the copper and bronze coins from the 1700&#039;s, through 1797 (Cartwheen 1d and 2d) and then 1860-1936 bronze ¼d, ½d and 1d, and then 1937-1970 1d and finally 1969 - 2008 on the decimal 50p.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>UK coinage provides a fascinating insight into history through both the monarchs displayed through the legends (REX/REG BRITT OMN: King/Queen of all the Britons, FID[EI] DEF[ENSOR]: Defender of the Faith, REX MAG BR: HIB Z FRA: King of Great Britain, Ireland and France [hammered], IND: IMP: Emperor/ess of India, et cetera).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My favourite denomination is the halfcrown (2/6), followed by the penny (1d).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With over 19 million minted, the Churchill crown is worth, as a poster said, at most £1 ($1.60); if you pay more, you&#039;re being scammed![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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