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Traditionally presented on Maundy Thursday Maundy Money is special British currency given to whom?
The deserving poor
What is minted money given out by British sovereign on the Thursday before Easter called?
Maundy Money
Is the silver 2001 British Penny rare and what colour is underneath?
The regular issue British Penny is copper plated steel and is 20.32mm in diameter and there were about 928 million minted. A British Maundy Penny is one of a set of four silver coins (1, 2, 3 and 4 pence) given to the deserving poor by the Monarch on Maundy Thursday every year. The Maundy Penny is 11mm in diameter and all Maundy coins are made from 0.925 fine silver. Maundy coins made since 1953 all carry the first portrait of Queen Elizabeth II showing her as a young woman. Maundy coins are not intended to be circulating coins, so you will not get one in your change, and are not rare.
How do you identify Maundy coins?
Maundy coins are a set of four silver coins (1, 2, 3 and 4 pence) totalling 10 Pence, given to the deserving poor, usually by the King or Queen, on Maundy Thursday each year. Maundy coins should not be confused with any other coin of the same denomination. The silver content of these coins has varied over the years, but is now back to 0.925 fineness. Modern Maundy coins can be identified by the crowned denomination within a wreath on the reverse. The Fourpence is 18mm in diameter The Threepence is 16mm in diameter The Twopence is 13mm in diameter The Penny is 11mm in diameter
What does the Queen do on maundy Thursday?
On Maundy Thursday the queen gives out the Maundy Penny
What is the value of maundy money?
Maundy money is given by the reigning UK Monarch to specially chosen people each year on Maundy Thursday. The custom dates from the time when the reigning monarch gave money or food out to the poor on that day. Nowadays instead of food a small purse of Maundy coins is given to each recipient.A complete set of four coins totals just 10 pence - a penny, a 2 penny coin, a 3 penny coin and a 4 penny coin. The 4 penny coin is around the size of a modern 5p coin, and the others are smaller. The number of these coins varies each year as the present Queen gives an extra penny each year to mark her age as one year older, and one year extra on the throne.The coins are made of sterling silver, and are legal tender in the UK (ie you can spend them) but, of course, no one who receives them would ever spend them at their face value of just 10 pence a complete set.As to value, this varies. Face value of a complete set of four coins is just 10 pence. The intrinsic value of the silver is also low as the coins are very small and light and therefore silver content is no more than a pound or two in value. However, if Maundy money comes up at auction a complete set of four coins can vary from £50 - 70 or so up to several hundreds of pounds depending upon condition or wear, and date (and hence rarity). However the true value is the sentimental value of being given such an item by the reigning king or queen - and that honour is priceless.
How much money can be given each year?
alot about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 each year
When was Maundy Gregory born?
Maundy Gregory was born in 1877.
When did Maundy Gregory die?
Maundy Gregory died in 1941.
What country uses a Twopence?
Britain has used Twopence on and off for hundreds of years. The current Twopence is a copper plated steel coin which replaced its bronze predecessor in 1992. The Brits also regularly produce a silver Twopence as a part of the Maundy set, a set of silver (1, 2, 3 and 4 pence) coins given to the deserving poor on Maundy Thursday each year.
What does the word maundy mean?
"Maundy" is a noun meaning the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, esp. commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet (Maundy Thursday).
What date is Maundy Thursday in 2012?
Maundy Thursday 2012 was on Thursday, April 5.
