Material: Bronze (95.5% copper, 3% tin, 1.5% zinc)
Diameter: 30.8 mm
Mint / Mintmark: Royal Mint, London (no mintmark visible)
Obverse: The item is a circular, business-strike bronze coin measuring 30.8mm in diameter and weighing approximately 9.4 grams with a smooth, plain edge. The obverse face exhibits the left-facing, uncrowned bare head profile of King George V, framed by the raised Latin legend text "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:". The reverse side depicts a detailed rendering of a helmeted Britannia seated facing right, holding a vertical trident in her left hand and resting her right hand upon an Union Jack shield. The denomination words "ONE PENNY" are split cleanly across the upper background fields, while the year "1918" is sharply struck within the lower exergue space.
Reverse: Seated Britannia holding trident and shield, ONE PENNY around, date 1918 below
Circa: 1918
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