"Georgius V" (don't forget, in Latin the letter V was what we now call a U) refers to George the Fifth. "Dei Gratia Britton Rex" (or similar spelling) would mean "King of Britain by the grace of God."
FID:DEF is an abbreviation of "Fidei Defensor", Latin for "Defender of the Faith", a hereditary title held by British monarchs since it was bestowed upon Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521.
Similarly IND:IMP stands for "Indiae Imperator", Latin for "Emperor of India", another title held by Victoria and her successors until 1948.
What this amounts to is an abbreviated reference to all the titles of King George V, who reigned from 1910 to 1936.
George V coins were issued from 1911 to 1936 inclusive.
In circulated condition, your Great Britain penny is worth about 50 cents.DanUser:WorkingMan
If it has both George V and the year 1900, it is a very poor fake. George V did not appear on British coins until 1911.
King George V wasn't on any coins until 1911.
It is Latin, but abbreviated. The expression "GEORGIVS V" identifies the reigning Monarch of the period, in this case, King George V. It does not identify the country or the denomination of the coin. "DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP" means "By the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".
It means .50 in U.S. coin
IND IMP was part of a much larger title used by British Monarchs. It is abbreviated Latin and means Emperor (or Empress) of India. IND IMP (India Imperator) was used on British and British Empire/Commonwealth coins from about 1893 when India became part of the British Empire, until 1948 when India became independent. Depending on who was king or queen at the time and which particular coin it appeared on, the legend may have appeared as - "VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP" "EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP" "GEORGVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP" "GEORGVS VI DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP"
"GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT" is the start of the motto "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP", which is in turn abbreviated Latin for "George the Fifth, By the Grace of God, King of All Britain, Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India". This full motto is found on British coins issued in 1918, and variants of it are found on the coins of several British colonies and Commonwealth nations of the time. However, Britain in 1918 had no coins whose denomination was 25 anything, and none of the other nations that had 25 Cent coins in 1918 used that motto (Canada was close, but their motto read "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA REX ET IND IMP" ("George the Fifth, By the Grace of God, King and Emperor of India").
I do not think it will devalue the stone any, but it has certainly devalued the coin. Modified coins have no collector value.
Check your coin again. Queen Victoria died in 1901.
In 1913 Wheat Penny value at an average of $1.25, one in certified mint state.
Other than for very minor differences, all British Halfpennies minted from 1911 to 1925 should be almost identical. See the link below.