United Kingdom 1 Penny, 1812

1 Penny from United Kingdom. Issued in 1812. Struck in Copper. Measures 35 mm and weighs 22.65 g.

Obverse

A lion standing left, head front; ONE PENNY 1812 in ex. The 2 in the date is under the first limb of N The second 1 of the date is under the upright of E The tuft of the tail points upwards and the groundline extends a little beyond the rear left paw.

Reverse

BRITISH COPPER COMPANY in centre within a wreath of oak; around, SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE * ¬The top of COMPANY lines to the end of 0 in LANDORE There is a leaf by B and a leaf by the top of H of BRITISH The bottom acorn on the right of the wreath has a short stalk. Low S in WORKS but acorn by the top of H No acorn at the bottom right. 23 acorns, 12 to left and 11 to the right. The S of WORKS and the T of AT are low. Flaws occur around TING and RK

Edge

Centre grained