United Kingdom 1 Penny 1949

United Kingdom · 1949 · 1 penny

Circulating coinCommonVF · Very fine

€1.00estimate in VF

14,324,400coins minted

N7604 KM869 Sp4117

JSReference number JSJS-XXP2A

Circulating coin

Circulating coin of George VI. First date without the designation “IND:IMP”.

The coin's story

This date is crucial because it marks the removal of the words “IND:IMP” (Emperor of India) from the coin legends, following the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. This version is the most common for 1949.

ObverseThe King's Portrait

GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF.HP.

Design: The bare-headed bust of King George VI facing left, by Thomas Humphrey Paget.
Legend: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. (George VI, by the grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith), without the words IND:IMP of earlier years.
Signature: HP, below the truncation of the neck.

TPEngraved by Thomas Humphrey Paget

ReverseBritannia

ONE PENNY 1949

Design: Britannia seated right, holding a trident and a shield, with the sea and a lighthouse in the background, design by Charles Walter Coombes.
Denomination: ONE PENNY, at the top.
Date: 1949, in the exergue.

CCEngraved by Charles Walter Coombes