Talk:Penny (British decimal coin)

New Pence
British decimal coinage originally had the words "NEW PENCE". The images showing "TWO PENCE" and similar cannot be of original 1971 coins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.108.89.77 (talk) 20:52, 29 September 2014 (UTC)


 * That's correct. The image is of a 2012 coin featuring the latest design of a segment of the royal shield (by Matthew Dent in 2008).  As explained in the article, the words "new penny" appeared only from 1971 to 1981.    D b f i r s   21:33, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

pictures
You are welcome to use my picture. (It is so tedious to upload a picture that I neary gave up! Fritz@Joern.De – Fritz Jörn (talk) 12:31, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Changes to inscription.
The following paragraph was added, then removed as unsourced. It would be easy to check, but can we find a source?  D b f i r s   06:22, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * "In 2015, the order of the inscriptions changed. From 1985 to 2014, the "Elizabeth II D.G" was writen to the left side of the coin, by the Queen's head. And with a little space, there was "REG.F.D.2010", to the right hand side of the Queen's portrait. Then in 2015, this order changed again and the whole inscriptions came in a full circle without any space; starting from "Elizabeth II" from the Queen's face in the right side of the coin, followed by "DEI. GRA.REG.FID.DEF.2015". And the mintage year is seen above the crown."
 * Try . Bazza (talk) 10:41, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Halfpenny
I’d like to query the statement that the penny is the smallest amount ever to circulate in Britain. What about this? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfpenny_(British_decimal_coin) 2A02:6B6F:4823:0:852A:4CE5:9A21:DEC3 (talk) 17:19, 2 January 2022 (UTC)


 * The sentence says "in real terms", so you are correct that while the half-penny existed and refers to a smaller unit of the currency, it was worth more than our current penny at the time. That is, compared to what a today-penny buys you (e.g. one 25th of a 25p Freddo chocolate bar), the half-penny would have bought you more than that at the time when it still existed. EditorInTheRye (talk) 17:25, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

"Penny sterling" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penny_sterling&redirect=no Penny sterling] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. feminist🇭🇰🇺🇦 (talk) 06:54, 7 January 2024 (UTC)