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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 31191, member: 669&quot;]Welcome to the forum Shilohsbaby.&nbsp; Are you a Civil War buff?Actually the word is &quot;Britannia&quot;, the Latin name for Britian.that &quot;man&quot; is a woman - Britannia herself, the mythical symbol of the nation (somewhat like our Lady Liberty).&nbsp; If your coin weren&#039;t so worn the gender would be more apparent <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. She&#039;s holding a trident, symbol of the sea, in her left hand to represent the motto &quot;Britannia rules the waves&quot;, celebratory of the English claim to maritime dominance.That&#039;s the obverse (front) of the coin and the bust is of the KingThat&#039;s George II, King.</p><p><br /></p><p>British coins of that era did not have their denominations stated.&nbsp; You knew what they were by size and metal.&nbsp; Your description matches both the 1734 farthing, catalog KM#572, copper, 25mm (1 inch); and the 1/2 penny, KM#566, copper, 29mm (1-1/4 inch).&nbsp; So which is yours?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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