Description
Country or authority: Great Britain
Year or date range: 1854
Denomination: Penny
Composition: Copper
Ruler or portrait: Queen Victoria, Young Head portrait facing left
Mint or mintmark: Royal Mint, London; no mintmark visible
Catalogue references: Provisional (unverified): Spink 3948 — Victoria, Great Britain, 1854 copper penny
Obverse description: Left-facing young portrait of Victoria with tied-back hair and ribbons. Legend reads approximately “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA”; date “1854” below.
Reverse description: Britannia seated facing right, holding a trident and resting her hand on a shield. Legend reads approximately “BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:”. Rose, thistle and shamrock appear in the exergue. Toothed border surrounding.
Description and condition notes: Provisional identification from both photographs. The coin is heavily worn with dark brown patina, localized reddish-brown corrosion or surface deposits, and weakness in parts of the legends and reverse details.
