Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

One Penny Coins

History of the Penny
Values of One Penny Coins

The Penny - Gallery 1 - Silver Pennies 899-1967

Gallery 2 - Copper Pennies 1797-1860
Gallery 3 - Bronze Pennies 1860-1910
Gallery 4 - Bronze Pennies 1910-1936
Gallery 5 - Bronze Pennies 1937-1967

Please note: as the images have come from a wide range of sources, they are not to scale relative to each other.

Edward the Elder (899 - 924)

Edward the Elder Penny
Small Cross type Penny
Moneyer: BONVS HOMOMO
Courtesy of Sylvester

Aethelstan (924 - 939)

Aethelstan Penny
North Eastern type Penny
Moneyer: Asulf
Courtesy of Sylvester

Eadgar (959 - 975)

Eadgar Penny
Small Cross type Penny
Moneyer: Herolf
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Aethelred II (978 - 1016)

Aethelred II Penny
Long Cross penny
Moneyer: Aelfsige of Barnstaple
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Cnut (1016 - 1035)

Cnut Penny
Quatrefoil type Penny
Moneyer: Ulfgrim of York
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils

Short Cross type Penny
Moneyer: Brunstan of Thetford
Courtesy of Sylvester

Edward The Confessor (1042 - 1066)

Edward The Confessor Penny
Coronation type Penny
Moneyer: Thor of York
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Stephen (1135 - 1154)

Stephen Penny
Watford Type Penny, London Mint, Moneyer Bricmar
Courtesy of Spink

Henry II (1154 - 1189)

Henry II Penny
Short Cross Class 1B Penny
Moneyer: Golcelm of Winchester
Courtesy of Sylvester

Short Cross Class 1B Penny
Moneyer: Oslac of Worcester
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

John (1199 - 1216)

John Penny
Class 5B Penny.
Moneyer: Bartelme of Winchester
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Class 5C Penny.
Moneyer: Simon of Canterbury
Courtesy of Sylvester

Class 6A.1 Penny.
Moneyer: Rauf of London
Courtesy of Sylvester

Henry III (1216 - 1272)

Henry III Penny
Long Cross Class 2A Penny.
Moneyer: Nicole of Winchester
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Long Cross Class 3A Penny.
Moneyer: Tomas of Northampton
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Long Cross Class 3B Penny.
Moneyer: Walter of Lincoln

Henry III Penny
Long Cross Class 5H Penny.
Moneyer: Willem of Canterbury
Courtesy of Sylvester

Edward I (1272 - 1307)

Edward I Penny
Class 2B Penny, Bristol Mint
Courtesy of Sylvester

Class 2B Penny, London Mint, LONDDN error
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Class 3D Penny, Bristol Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Class 3G Penny, Chester Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Edward I Penny
Class 4B Penny, Berwick-upon-Tweed Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Class 10A Penny, Canterbury Mint
Courtesy of Sylvester

Class 10CF Penny, Canterbury Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Edward III (1327 - 1377)

Edward III Penny
Third (Florin) coinage (1344-1351) Class 1 Penny, London Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series D Penny, Durham Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Fourth coinage Treaty Period (1361-1369) Penny, London Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Henry VIII (1509 - 1547)

Henry VIII 1d
Durham Mint Penny, issued by Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (1530)
Found near Catterick
Courtesy of Rhys Cook.

William & Mary (1688 - 1694)

1690 silver penny
Silver penny, 1690
Scan donated anonymously

George II (1727-1760)

1754 penny
1754 Maundy Penny
In 1754 the penny was the only silver coin issued.
Courtesy of Brandon Hamer

Victoria (1837 - 1901)

1885 silver penny
Silver Maundy penny, 1885 reverse

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