Great Britain 1989 penny

from the Stonecat Collection

This new penny was introduced in 1971 as part of the decimal reform. It had no equivalent in the sterling coinage but was worth about two pence ha'penny. This type, issued 1985-92, featured an updated bust of the queen. It was converted to copper-plated steel in 1992. It was recently revised to show king Charles III (KM 2430) but we don't know if it is being struck for circulation.

Recorded mintage: 658,142,000 plus 85,704 proofs.

Specification: bronze, 3.56 g, 20.32 mm diameter, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM 927.

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:

• 1988 penny
• 1989 2 pence
• 1989 half sovereign
• 1989 sovereign
• 1989 2 pounds
• 1989 5 pounds, 500th anniversary of the gold sovereign
• 1989 10 pounds, 1/10 oz gold Britannia
• 1990 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1989
• return to coins of Great Britain