⅓ Farthing - William IV
Features
| Issuer |
Malta
 |
|---|---|
| King |
William IV (1830-1837)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1835 |
| Value | ⅓ Farthing (1⁄2880) |
| Currency | Pound Sterling (1825-1972) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 1.57 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 31 December 1869 |
| Number | N# 24355 |
| References | KM# 721 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King William IV right, legend around and date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA
1835
Translation: William the Fourth by the Grace of God
Engraver: William Wyon
Reverse
Seated figure of Britannia right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left, legend around and national flower emblems in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:
Unabridged legend: Britanniarum Rex Fidei Defensor
Translation: King of the Britains Defender of the Faith
Edge
Plain
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)Comments
The standard weight of these pieces was 288 to the pound avoirdupois (1/18 ounce or 24.3 grains each). Struck for use in Malta, where they corresponded in value with the old Maltese grano, third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom.
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| Date | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1835 | 
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$ 1.10 | $ 5.00 | $ 11 | $ 26 | $ 38 | $ 140 | $ 170 | 98% | ||||||
| 1835 | Proof | 1.4% | |||||||||||||
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