"Georg IV S VDC Britt Omn Rex FD Ind Imp" refers to King George IV of the United Kingdom, who reigned from 1820 to 1830. The abbreviations indicate his titles: "S" for Sovereign, "VDC" possibly denoting "Victoria Dei Gratia," which means "by the grace of God," while "Britt Omn" stands for "Britannorum Omnium," meaning "of all the Britons." "Rex" means "King," "FD" stands for "Fidei Defensor" or "Defender of the Faith," and "Ind Imp" signifies "Indiae Imperator," meaning "Emperor of India."
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In circulated condition, your Great Britain penny is worth about 50 cents.DanUser:WorkingMan
The 1920 Great Britain 3 Pence are worth about a $1 U.S. if they have been circulated. Fully uncirculated coins can be worth as much as $40.
The British penny that you refer to has a portrait of King George the Sixth on the front and a picture of Britannia (which is meant to be a personification of Great Britain, much like "Uncle Sam" is a personification of the United States) on the back. By the way, the phrase "GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP." is abbreviated Latin for "George the Sixth, By the Grace of God, King of All Britons [or "Britain"], Defender of the Faith, and Emperor of India."
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"
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It means .50 in U.S. coin
George V coins were issued from 1911 to 1936 inclusive.
In circulated condition, your Great Britain penny is worth about 50 cents.DanUser:WorkingMan
You refer to only part of the inscription on British and Commonwealth coins. OMN REX is abbreviated Latin for "King of all", OMN REGINA is "Queen of all". OMN REX (or OMN REGINA) has appeared on all British coins from 1902 until the mid-1950's. Depending on the state of the British Commonwealth and the reigning King or Queen, the entire inscription might look something like this - EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP which means "Edward VII by the Grace of God, King of all the British Territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India". On smaller coins such as the Threepence, the Latin is more heavily abbreviated to fit it onto the coin. EDWARDVS VII D G BRITT OMN REX F D IND IMP
This is the legend (text) of coins issued in the reign of King George V (1910-1936). In full, the legend is: georgivs v d g Britt omn rex fd ind imp which is in Latin. It translates as follows: GEORGIVS V ... (Latin: George V) D G ... Dei Gratia (Latin: By the Grace of God) BRITT OMN ... Britanniarum Omnium (Latin: Of all the Britons) REX ... (Latin: King) F.D. ... Fidei Defensor (Latin: Defender of the Faith) IND IMP ... Indiae Imperator (Latin: Emperor of India) So, it means: George V, By the Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. The coin you are referring to was minted in 1917. Typically, bronze coins (¼d, ½d, 1d) would have the entire titles on the obverse (heads) side of the coin. Silver coins typically have the FD IND IMP part on the reverse (tails) side. Hope that helps.
The value depends on the coin's denomination and condition. Your question is incomplete.
"BRITT OMN IND IMP" is abbreviated Latin and appears on many of the British Empire/Commonwealth coins during the reigns of King Edward VII, King George V and King George VI. It translates as "all the British territories, Emperor of India". It is usually part of a much larger legend which changes from King to Queen and the state of the Empire/Commonwealth at any point in time. The extent of abbreviation of the expression is greater or smaller depending on the size of the coin it has to fit onto. For King George VI it would most commonly read something like - "GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP", which unabbreviated would read - "GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA BRITTANIA OMNI REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR". Translated into English - " George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India".
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".
I do not think it will devalue the stone any, but it has certainly devalued the coin. Modified coins have no collector value.