King George V 1917 Farthing
Farthing Details:
- Diameter : 20mm, Weight : 2.821g
- Mintage - 21,434,844
- Value ranges from £1.00 - £7.00 depending on condition (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)
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- 1917 farthings were chemically darkened, to avoid the being confused for half sovereigns, these were very similar in size.
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| Obverse A | Reverse 1 | 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 1917?
- Buster Keaton enters the film industry as a protege of Fatty Arbuckle
- Order of British Empire inaugurated
- Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School.
- King George V takes the name Windsor.
- 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I.
- Franco-British attack penetrates German lines on a 20-mile front.
- 1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines).
- J Edgar Hoover gets job on ministry of Justice.