All British bronze Pennies from 1860 to 1967 have the words "ONE PENNY" on the reverse.
vlue of a 1919 wheat back penny
The structure on the reverse of the Penny is a "crowned" portcullis (or gate).
A Penny Farthing was a 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. A Penny and a Farthing are both coins from the now redundant British predecimal currency system. The Penny Farthing bicycle was so named for the contrast of the size of the front and back wheels which were likened to a Penny and a Farthing.
If the back of the penny is just blank, this penny can be worth a fortune. Have the penny appraised at a coin dealer.
The reverse of the new British Penny shows part of a composite design depicting the Royal Shield which is able to be seen when one of each British denomination coin is positioned correctly.
the date of a penny is on the front
Dating back to about 1797, the predecimal British Penny had the iconic figure of Britannia, in one for or another, on the reverse. Since the introduction of the decimal British Penny until 2008, the reverse has had a crowned portcullis (gate) on the reverse. From 2008, all British coins had a new design for the reverse and when all of the "Pence" coins are suitably arranged, combined they show the "Royal Shield". The current Penny shows part of the shield indicating part of the England and Northern Ireland shields.
A Penny Farthing was a 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. It was named for the disparate size of the two wheels, the Penny being very much larger than the Farthing.
Well, I think there are 22 steps on the back of a penny.
The building on the back of a US penny is the Lincoln Memorial.
A 1944 farthing* in average condition sells for less than a dollar. (*) Note : A "penny farthing" is a type of bicycle. A farthing is 1/4 of a penny, so the terms do not go together (e.g. you would not say "a dime quarter")
1919 Lincoln cents are not rare. Most circulated coins are 25 cents to $2.00 depending on the grade.