King George v 1911 Farthing
Farthing Details:
- Diameter : 20mm, Weight : 2.821g
- Mintage - 5,196,800
- Value ranges from £1.00 - £40.00 depending on condition (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)
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- 1911 farthings were chemically darkened, to avoid the being confused for half sovereigns, these were very similar in size.
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| Obverse A - Flat Neck | Reverse 1 Normal |
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| Obverse A - Hollow Neck | Reverse 1 Normal |
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| Obverse B - Flat Neck | Reverse 1 Normal | Obverse Design: George's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP (George V by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) |
Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, with the word "FARTHING" above and the date below. |
Varieties
There is 1 known variety of this coin.
What Happened in 1911?
- Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey.
- Churchill's speech declaring British fleet a necessity and a German fleet a luxury
- George Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," premieres in London.
- Fire breaks out at Empire Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- The White Star liner Titanic is launched
- Proclamation removes "Dei Gratia" from Canada's coins.
- Generals Henry Wilson/Auguste Dubail sign plan for British Expeditionary army in case of war with Germany
- Italy declares war on Turkey.
- Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch.
- Norwegian Roald Amundsen's expedition reaches the South Pole