Modern British coin / commemorative token – HCR95584

Obverse

Inscription:

ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·1975

Design:

tiaraed ("Girls of Great Britain and Ireland") bust of Queen Elizabeth II, right (second portrait), within a beaded circle

Reverse

Inscription:

ANNE HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE

Design:

landscape of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, within a beaded circle

Information

Person

Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, Head of the Commonwealth (subject) , Arnold Machin (engraver)

Denomination

Penny

Dating

1975

Note

Tickets suggest "Canada elongated cent"; certainly more likely to be a British 1p bit; the 1975 Canada cent does not feature "F·D·1975" whilst the British 1p piece does (HCR95584); plus, "NE(W) (PE)NNY" legible on rev HCR95585.

Period

Modern

Kind

coin

Metal

bronze

Reign

Elizabeth II

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
Credit

Weight (g)

3.58

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

Overstrike

what was a new-style British penny (1975) has been overstruck with an image of Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher