Summary

1 Penny, Issued by Isle of Man, 1813
Minted by Soho Mint, Birmingham

Obverse Description

Laureate and draped bust of the king facing right; around incuse on broad raised rim, GEORGIVS III. D: G. REX. 1813

Reverse Description

At centre, triskelis: three legs joined at the upper part of the thigh, flexed, garnished and spurred; around incuse on broad raised rim, QVOCVNQVE IECERIS STABIT (wherever you throw it, it will stand)

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Struck at Matthew Boulton Robinson's Soho Mint, Birmingham from dies adapted by John Phillip from those by Conrad Kuchler. The weight of the coins in the 1813 issue was slightly lighter than that of 1798.

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