E-auction 358-271991 - fwo_474614 - UNITED KINGDOM 1/3 Farthing Victoria 1881

UNITED KINGDOM 1/3 Farthing Victoria 1881 MS

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	46 €
Maximum bid :	51 €
End of the sale :	24 February 2020 17:00:00
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : 1/3 Farthing Victoria

Date: 1881

Quantity minted : 3495000

Metal : copper

Diameter : 15,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 0,97 g.

Edge : lisse

Coments on the condition:

Restes de rouge de frappe

Catalogue references :

Sp.3960 - KM19/750

Obverse

Obverse legend : VICTORIA D. G. BRITT. REG. F. D..

Obverse description : buste lauré au chignon à gauche de la reine Victoria.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ONE THIRD / FARTHING / 1881.

Reverse description : entre deux rameaux de chêne, couronne.

Commentary

Le tiers de farthing est la plus petite valeur faciale du système monétaire britannique de l’époque. Ce type monétaire a été fabriqué pour la circulation monétaire de l’île de Malte..
The third farthing was the smallest denomination in the British monetary system at the time. This type of coin was issued for circulation on the island of Malta.