Great Britain 1992 10 pence KM-879
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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 It was struck to the same module as the superseded florin, which had the same value, until 1992, when the module was reduced to 6.5 g. Both sizes were struck in 1992; the reduced size is shown here, the large size being struck only for sets 1985-92. The ten pence was struck with this design until 1997. The five pence was reduced in size in 1990.
Recorded mintage: 1,413,455,170 plus 62,326 proofs plus silver proofs plus 78,421 of the large size (KM 938) plus 62,326 large size proofs.
Specification: 6.5 g, copper-nickel, 24.5 mm diameter, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside.
Catalog reference: KM 879.
- 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.
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