Material: Bronze (95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc)
Diameter: 30.8 mm
Obverse: Veiled Head portrait of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing a small crown and veil, VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP
Reverse: Britannia seated facing right with trident and shield, ONE PENNY above, date below
Mint: Royal Mint, London, (no mint mark)
Notes:
In the year this penny was minted
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April 6: The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece, bringing together athletes from 14 countries.
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May 26: Charles Dow first published the Dow Jones Industrial Average, initially tracking 12 industrial companies.
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August 16: Gold was discovered on Rabbit Creek, later renamed Bonanza Creek, in the Yukon—a discovery that triggered the Klondike Gold Rush.
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August 27: The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted less than an hour and is widely regarded as the shortest recorded war.