E-auction 366-279398 - fwo_586405 - UNITED KINGDOM 1/3 Farthing Victoria 1885
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Estimate : | 30 € |
Price : | 18 € |
Maximum bid : | 18 € |
End of the sale : | 20 April 2020 18:18:00 |
bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : 1/3 Farthing Victoria
Date: 1885
Quantity minted : 288000
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,94 g.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : VICTORIA D. G. BRITT. REG. F. D.
Obverse description : portrait à gauche de la reine Victoria dit “bun head”.
Obverse translation : (Victoria Reine par la grâce de Dieu de toutes les Bretagnes, défenseur de la foi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ONE THIRD / FARTHING / 1885.
Reverse description : au centre d’une couronne de chêne, courone.
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.