Great Britain 1995 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 It was struck to the same module as the superseded florin, which had the same value, until 1992, when the module was reduced to 6.5 g. The ten pence was struck with this design until 1997. The five pence was reduced in size in 1990.

Recorded mintage: 43,259,000 plus 60,639 proofs.

Specification: 6.5 g, copper-nickel, 24.5 mm diameter, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM 879.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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• 1992 10 pence, reduced size
• 1995 sovereign
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• 1995 2 pounds, 50th anniversary of the United Nations
• 1995 5 pounds
• 1995 10 pounds, 1/10 oz gold Britannia
• 1995 25 pounds, ¼ oz gold Britannia
• 1995 50 pounds, ½ oz gold Britannia
• 1995 100 pounds, 1 oz gold Britannia
• 1997 5 pence
• 2003 10 pence
• Coins and currency dated 1995
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