THE GLOBAL SILVER COIN COLLECTION


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Set Details
Coin Description:
Grade: NGC PF 69 FIRST RELEASES
Owner: DCZAN
 
Set Category: World Coins
Set Name: THE GLOBAL SILVER COIN COLLECTION
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Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

This 3.56 grams, .925 Ag, 20.32mm, British Silver Penny was minted by the Royal Mint with a limited mintage and has a NGC population of only 200. The obverse of this coin was engraved by Matthew Dent and features the left part of the Royal Arms. The reverse of this coin features the acclaimed portrait of The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS, which has been used on all legal tender UK coinage since 1998. The 1p coin forms part of the shield of the Royal Arms, a design spread across the range of UK coinage from the 1p to the 50p and which is shown in its entirety on the definitive £1 coin. Designer Matthew Dent chose the Royal Arms, and in particular a shield of the Royal Arms, as the theme for his innovative range of new designs. As he points out: ‘heraldry has been the basis of coinage design in Britain for hundreds of years’. The Royal Arms are divided into four part; England being represented by the three lions passant guardant in the first and fourth quarters, Scotland by the Scottish lion rampant in the second with the harp of Ireland in the third.

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