United Kingdom and Ireland
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British Coins 1816-2000 |
| Coin | First issued |
Last issued |
Used until |
Weight (grams) |
Diameter (mm) |
Metal etc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Farthing | 1842 | 1859 | 1869 | 2.4 | 18 | copper |
| Farthing ¼d | 1821 | 1859 | 1869 | 4.72 | 22 | copper |
| Farthing ¼d | 1860 | 1956 | 1960 | 2.83 | 20 | bronze |
| Halfpenny ½d | 1825 | 1859 | 1869 | 9.3 | 28 | copper |
| Halfpenny ½d | 1860 | 1967 | 1969 | 5.7 | 25 | bronze |
| Penny 1d | 1825 | 1860 | 1869 | 18.8 | 34 | copper |
| Penny 1d | 1860 | 1967 | 1971 | 9.4 | 31 | bronze |
| Threepence 3d | 1845 | 1941 | 1971 | 1.4 | 16 | silver* |
| Threepence 3d | 1937 | 1967 | 1971 | 6.8 | 21 | nickel-brass (12-sided) |
| Groat 4d | 1836 | 1855 | ? | 1.9 | 16 | silver |
| Sixpence 6d/2.5p | 1816 | 1967 | 1980 | 2.8 | 19 | silver* |
| Shilling 1s/12d/5p | 1816 | 1966 | 1991 | 5.7 | 24 | silver* |
| Florin 2s/10p | 1849 | 1967 | 1993 | 11.3 | 29 | silver* |
| Half-Crown 2s6d | 1816 | 1967 | 1970 | 14.1 | 32 | silver* |
| Double Florin 4s | 1887 | 1890 | ? | 22.6 | 36 | silver |
| Crown 5s | 1818 | 1965 | ? | 28.3 | 39 | silver* |
| Half Sovereign 10s/50p | 1817 | 1982 | ? | 4.0 | 19 | gold |
| Sovereign £1 | 1817 | 1982 | ? | 8.0 | 22 | gold |
| Half Penny ½p | 1971 | 1983 | 1984 | 1.78 | 17.14 | bronze |
| Penny 1p | 1971 | Current | 3.56 | 20.32 | bronze* | |
| Two Pence 2p | 1971 | Current | 7.13 | 25.91 | bronze* | |
| Five Pence 5p | 1968 | 1989 | 1991 | 5.65 | 23.59 | cupro-nickel |
| Five Pence 5p | 1990 | Current | 3.25 | 18.00 | cupro-nickel | |
| Ten Pence 10p | 1971 | 1981 | 1993 | 11.31 | 28.50 | cupro-nickel |
| Ten Pence 10p | 1992 | Current | 6.5 | 24.50 | cupro-nickel | |
| Twenty Pence 20p | 1982 | Current | 5.0 | 21.4 | cupro-nickel* (7-sided) | |
| Fifty-Pence 50p | 1969 | 1997 | 1998 | 13.5 | 30.0 | cupro-nickel (7-sided) |
| Fifty-Pence 50p | 1997 | Current | 8.0 | 27.3 | cupro-nickel (7-sided) | |
| One Pound £1 | 1983 | Current | 9.5 | 22.5 | nickel-brass | |
| Two Pound £2 | 1986 | 1996 | ? | 16.0 | 28.4 | nickel-brass |
| Two Pound £2 | 1997 | Current | 12.0 | 28.4 | cupro-nickel + nickel-brass | |
| Crown £5 | 1990 | Current | 28.3 | 38.6 | cupro-nickel | |
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