Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1971-1981
Value 1 Penny
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Bronze (97% Cu, 2.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn)
Weight 3.56 g
Diameter 20.3 mm
Thickness 1.52 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D·1971
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Designer: Arnold Machin
Reverse
A crowned portcullis with chains (an adaptation of the Badge of Henry VII which is now the Badge of the Palace of Westminster) and the face value.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NEW PENNY
1
Designer: Christopher Ironside
Edge
Plain
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