Queen Victoria Young Head Farthing 1841
Farthing Details:
- Diameter : 22mm Weight : 4.7g
- Mintage - 1,720,320
- Value ranges from £4.00 - £200.00 depending on condition and type (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)
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| Obverse A - Normal | Reverse 1 - Colon after DEF |
Obverse Design: Victoria's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (Victoria by the Grace of God) |
Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, legend as follows: BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: (Queen of Britains, Defender of the Faith) |
Varieties
- There are 3 known varieties of this coin.
What Happened in 1841?
- Change of President of the United States from Martin Van Buren to William Henry Harrison [mar 04] and then to John Tyler when Harrison dies of pneumonia [apr 04] .
jun - The Texan Santa Fe Expedition set out for New Mexico. Near Sante Fe, they were intercepted by Mexican forces and marched 2000 miles to prison in Mexico City.
Petzval of Austria builds an f/3.6 lens.
The advertising agency is born.
Population of Ireland 8 million
The first type-composing machine goes into use in London.
|ENGLAND| Kew Gardens [aka Royal Botanical Gardens] becomes a government institution.
The first paperbacks published by Tauchnitz Verlag Germany
There are over 1,300 miles of rail in Britain