Farthing Details:

1. Diameter : 22mm, Weight : 4.749g
2. Mintage 1,505,280
3. Value ranges from £12.00 - £180.00 and above, depending on condition (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)

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1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830

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Obverse A - Normal	Reverse 1 - Normal
Obverse Design: Laureate Head George's bust facing left, (by Benedetto Pistrucci) abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA (George by the Grace of God)	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, abbreviated legend is as follows: BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF: (King of the Britains, Defender of the Faith)

Varieties

There is 1 known variety of this coin.

• What Happened in 1829?

• The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 is passed, establishing the first modern police force, the Metropolitan Police Service ("bobbies") of London.
• Religious freedom is restored in Ireland 
• Pope Pius VIII succeeds Pope Leo XII as the 253rd pope.
• An instrument called the accordion is patented by Cyrill Demian
• The Oxford University Boat Club wins the very first boat race
• In the United States, William Burt obtains the first patent for a writing mechanism