What does a 1932 British Penny look like?

Answer 1

A 1920 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1911 to 1926.

The Penny is made from bronze, is 30.81mm in diameter and weighs 9.45 grams.

The obverse has King George V with beard and moustache with the words - "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT REX FID DEF IND IMP" which is mostly abbreviated from Latin.

The literal definition is - "George V by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain. There may be minor differences to the figure of Britannia over successive years.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

See the link below for a picture.

Answer 2

A 1900 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1895 to 1901.

The coin is mostly made of copper but may have a bronze appearance.

The obverse has an elderly, veiled bust of Queen Victoria with the words - "VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP" which is mostly abbreviated from Latin. The literal definition is - "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

See the link below for a picture.

Answer 3

A 1932 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1928 to 1936.

The Penny is made from bronze, is 30.81mm in diameter and weighs 9.45 grams.

The obverse has a left facing King George V with beard and moustache with the words - "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT REX FID DEF IND IMP" which is mostly abbreviated from Latin. The literal definition is - "George V by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain. There may be minor differences to the figure of Britannia over successive years.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

See the link below for a picture of an almost identical 1931 Penny.

Answer 4

Obverse: Head facing left, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP around.

Reverse: Britannia seated facing right, ONE PENNY around, date below.

The Penny is made from bronze, is 30.81mm in diameter and weighs 9.45 grams.

There are three variants of this coin -

1. minted at the Royal Mint London - no mintmark

2. minted at Heaton in Birmingham - mintmark = H

3. minted at King's Norton - mintmark = KN

The mintmarks are very small and are at the bottom left of the reverse, below Britannia's shield.

The 1918 Penny is almost identical to the 1919 Penny shown at the link below.

Answer 5

A 1928 British Halfpenny, with minor differences, looks very similar to all British Halfpennies minted from 1911 to 1936, other than the date.

The 1928 Halfpenny looks much like the 1932 Halfpenny shown in the link.

Answer 6

A 1903 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1902 to 1910. They are made from bronze, are 30.81 mm in diameter and weigh 9.453 grams.

The obverse has a right facing King Edward VII with beard and moustache with the words - "EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP" which is mostly abbreviated from Latin. The literal definition is - "Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

The one pecularity with the 1903 Penny is the "3" in the year. Some coins have a normal "3" where the ends curl around to almost form an "8". Others have a "3" that looks as if it might be an "8" cut vertically from top to bottom and the bottom serif points at the "0".

See the link below.

Answer 7

A 1942 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1937 to 1948.

The Penny is made from bronze, is 30.81mm in diameter and weighs 9.442 grams.

The obverse has a left facing King George VI with the legend - "GEORGIVS VI D : G BR : OMN : REX FD : IND : IMP" which is heavily abbreviated from Latin.

The literal definition is - "George VI by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain. There may be minor differences to the figure of Britannia over successive years.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

See the link below for an almost identical 1945 Penny picture.

Answer 8

A 1905 British Penny is the same design as all British pennies issued from 1902 to 1910. They are made from bronze, are 30.81 mm in diameter and weigh 9.453 grams.

The obverse has a right facing King Edward VII with beard and moustache with the words - "EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP" which is mostly abbreviated from Latin. The literal definition is - "Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".

The reverse has the seated female warrior Britannia wearing a helmet, carrying a trident and shield, who is personifying Great Britain.

The words ONE PENNY and the year also appear on the reverse.

See the link below for a 1903 Penny.

Answer 9

Other than a very few minor differences, the 1912 British Penny is very much the same as all British George V Pennies issued from 1911 to 1936.

See the 1912 Penny at the link below.