How do you identify an 1861 British Penny?

Answer 1

Queen Victoria appears on the obverse of all British Pennies from 1839 to 1901 inclusive.

The reverse features a seated figure of Britannia with trident and shield. Varied representations of Britannia have appeared on British Coins for hundreds of years.

Answer 2

British Pennies issued from 1953 to 1967 inclusive are almost identical.

Queen Elizabeth II is featured on the obverse and on the reverse is the seated figure of Britannia, personifying Great Britain, holding a trident and shield.

Answer 3

A British 1861 Penny is a bronze coin 30.81 mm in diameter, and weighing 9.422 grams.

It will have a left facing image of Queen Victoria on the obverse and a right facing seated figure of Briatannia on the reverse.

British coins do no have the country name on them.

Pictures of a specific coin are difficult to come by, but the 1862 coin shown in the link below is similar. There are a lot of minor differences between the two coins and there are at least 16 variants of the 1861 coin.

Answer 4

Queen Victoria was the on the British throne in 1890. She appeared on all British coins from 1837 to 1901.