United Kingdom | |
Value | 4d sterling |
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Mass | 1.9 g |
Diameter | 16 mm |
Thickness | 1 mm |
Edge | Milled |
Composition | 92.5% Ag |
Years of minting | 1836–1855, 1888 |
Obverse | |
Design | Profile of the monarch (William IV design shown) |
Designer | William Wyon |
Design date | 1836 |
Reverse | |
Design | Britannia |
Designer | William Wyon |
Design date | 1836 |
The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat (from Dutch grootpennig = "big penny") or fourpenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1/60 of one pound or 1/3 of one shilling. The coin was also known as a joey after the MP Joseph Hume, who spoke in favour of its introduction.[1][2] It was a revival of the pre-Union coin.
Before Decimal Day in 1971, sterling used the Carolingian monetary system, under which the largest unit was a pound divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.
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