Location United Kingdom
Issuing entity The Royal Mint
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1971-1981
Value 1 New Penny
0.01 GBP = ZAR 0.21
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Bronze (97% Cu, 2.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn)
Weight 3.56 g
Diameter 20.3 mm
Thickness 1.52 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Script: Latin
Reverse
A crowned portcullis with chains (an adaptation of the Badge of Henry VII which is now the Badge of the Palace of Westminster) and the face value.
What's in the box
1 x Coin
