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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dwhiz, post: 1473545, member: 25416&quot;][ATTACH]185519.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]185518[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]185517[/ATTACH] <b>1 penny</b> ---- Weight 0.5 grams.&nbsp; Diameter 11 millimetres.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/img/content/26064_26066.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maundy coins cosist of a 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d .</p><p><br /></p><p>The Maundy coins are detailed below.The size and design of the coins and also the reverse&nbsp; have not changed since 1822.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1 penny</b> ---- Weight 0.5 grams.&nbsp; Diameter 11 millimetres.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>2 pence</b> ---- Weight 0.9 grams.&nbsp; Diameter 13 millimetres.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>3 pence</b> ---- Weight 1.4 grams.&nbsp; Diameter 16 millimetres.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>4 pence</b> ---- Weight 1.9 grams.&nbsp; Diameter 18 millimetres.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original coins were 0.925 silver.The fineness was reduced to 0.500 in 1921.Then in 1947&nbsp; all silver was removed from everyday coinage.Cupronical was then used.Maundy money however was restored at that time to silver fineness of 0.925 which is still being used today.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/mediac/400_0/media/maundyyh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverses of the coinage changed according to the reigning monarch.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>MAUNDY COINS </b> -&nbsp; <i>Obverses</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1822-1830</b> .Left-facing head of King George 1V.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <i>GEORGIUS 1111 D G</i> <i>BRITANNIAR REX F D</i> .( GEORGE 1V by the grace of god king of britain,defender of the faith )</p><p><br /></p><p>All maundy sets of this reign use Pistruccis bust of the monarch.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bust of the 1822 3d is the same size as that on the 2d.The first dies of the 3d broke and there was not enough time to reproduce the die.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dies for the Reverse were produced by Jean Baptiste Merlen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1831-1837</b> .Right-facing head of King William 1V.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GULIELMUS 1111 D G BRITANNIAR REX F D.( WILLIAM 1V by the grace of god king of britain,defender of the faith )</p><p><br /></p><p>William Wyon engraving for the bust was used.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Reverse was designed by Merlen.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/mediac/400_0/media/1833$20001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1838 - 1887</b> .Left-facing &quot;Young Head&quot; of Queen Victoria.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D .( VICTORIA by the grace of god queen of britain,defender of the faith)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/mediac/400_0/media/maundyyhh.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse was engraved by Wyon and the reverse designed by Merlen.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1888-1892</b> .Left-facing &quot;Jubilee Head&quot; of Queen Victoria.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D . ( Victoria by the grace of god queen of britain,defender of the faith )</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/mediac/400_0/media/maundyj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse was designed by Joseph Edgar Boehm.The reverse was designed by Merlen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>1893-1901</b> .Left-facing &quot;Old head&quot; of Queen Victoria .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP.( Victoria by the grace of god queen of britain,defender of the faith,empress of India )</p><p><img src="http://www.cointalk.com/mediac/400_0/media/maundyvic.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The old Head bust was designed by Thomas Brock.Otherwise no other changes in this period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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