Great Britain 1971 penny

from the Stonecat Collection

This new penny, or 1/100 of a pound, was introduced in 1971 as part of the decimal reform. It had no equivalent in the sterling coinage but was worth about one pence farthing. It was struck in this style until 1982, when the word "new" was dropped from the reverse (KM 926). Some dates, such as 1972, were struck only for collector sets. 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: 1,521,666,250 plus 350,000 proofs.

Specification: 3.56 g, bronze, 20.32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 915.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1971 half new penny
• 1971 2 new pence
• 1971 10 new pence
• 1973 2 new pence
• 1978 new penny
• Coins and currency dated 1971