Farthing Details:

• Diameter : 20mm Weight : 2.84g
• Mintage - 2,852,853 
• Value ranges from £10.00 - £150.00 depending on condition and type (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)

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Obverse A Normal	Reverse 1 Normal
Obverse Design: Victoria's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: (Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of Britains, Defender of the Faith)	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, with the word "FARTHING" above, and the date below.

Varieties

• There are 2 known varieties of this coin.

What Happened in 1895?

• The National Trust is founded in Britain by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley.
• The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C (measured as -17°F) is recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This record is equalled in 1982 and again in 1995
• in County Tipperary, Ireland, Bridget Cleary is killed by her husband, believing her to be a fairy changeling
• Oscar Wilde is convicted of "sodomy and gross indecency" and is sentenced to serve 2 years in prison at Reading.
• The sport of rugby league is formed at a meeting in the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.