British Coins

The Farthing The Farthing - The Farthing was a small British coin that was worth one-quarter of an old penny - 1/960th of a Pound. It's name derives from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing or fourthling, meaning fourth part. It was last minted in 1956.
shillings Our Shillings Category now has 17 Monarchs - We're building out our Shillings category on coinparade.co.uk. Currently we have the shillings of 17 diffferent Monarchs from Edward VI up to Elizabeth II.
2019 10 Pence P Reverse 2019 10p – P – Post Box - The 'P' coin in the Quintessentially British A-Z 10p Coins collection is Post Box. The Pillar box was introduced in 1852.
1927 Florin George V Reverse 1927 Florin – George V (Proof) - 1927 Florin - George V (Proof)
1996 Gold Proof 70th Birthday Crown Five Pounds Reverse 1996 70th Birthday Gold Proof £5 Crown – Elizabeth II - Issued to commemorate the 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse features a design showing a representation of Windsor Castle with five flag poles.
1813 George III Gold 'Military' Guinea Reverse 1813 Guinea – ‘Military’ Guinea - 80,000 coins were specially minted by the British government to pay the army for fighting in the Napoleonic Wars (namely Wellington's army in the Pyrenees), hence the term 'Military'.
1936 Half-Crown Reverse 1936 Half Crown - This was the last half-crown of George V's reign. The Reverse shows a quartered shield of arms with crowned royal cyphers each side by George Kruger Gray. Silver content is 50%.
1551 Sixpence Edward VI 1551 Sixpence – Edward VI - Edward VI silver sixpence, struck between 1551 and 1553 at the Tower Mint, London. Third period, SCBC 2483.
1988 Half-Sovereign Proof Obverse MJH 1988 Half-Sovereign – Proof - The 1988 Half-Sovereign - Proof. Queen Elizabeth II's third portrait can be seen on the obverse, designed by Raphael Maklouf.
2009 Two Pounds Darwin Reverse 2009 Two Pound Coin – Charles Darwin - Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is universally known for his work on evolution with his book 'On the Origin of the Species' published in 1859.