Great Britain 1979 10 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This ten new pence, or 1/10 of a pound, was introduced in 1968 as part of the decimal reform. It was struck to the same module as the superseded florin, which had the same value. It was struck in this style until 1982, when the word "new" was dropped from the reverse. The module was reduced to 6.50 g in 1990. Some dates, such as 1972 and 1978, were struck only for collector sets.

Recorded mintage: 115,457,000 plus 61,000 proofs.

Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter, designed by Arnold Machin and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM 912.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

Link to:

• 1976 10 new pence
• 1979 new penny
• 1979 2 new pence
• 1979 5 new pence
• 1979 sovereign
• 1981 10 new pence
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to coins of Great Britain