1 Penny - George VI

Features

Issuer	Fiji
King	George VI (1936-1952)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1942-1943
Value	1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (1873-1969)
Composition	Brass (65% Copper, 35% Zinc)
Weight	6.48 g
Diameter	26 mm
Thickness	1.75 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	30 June 1969
Number	N# 12568
References	KM# 7a Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Legend and crown around a large central hole.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GEORGE·VI·KING·EMPEROR

Reverse

Center hole divides date, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIJI
19 42
S
PENNY

Edge

Plain

Mint

S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

Because of World War II, many of the mints of Europe could not produce and distribute coins for their distant colonies. The mint of the United States filled in this gap by producing, among others, Fijian pennies for two years. It's struck in brass instead of copper-nickel because nickel was desperately needed for munitions and other wartime industry. Because it was struck at San Francisco instead of the British Royal Mint, it bears the mint-mark "S" above the first N in "PENNY".

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1942 S	1 000 000	$ 0.64	$ 2.30	$ 4.00	$ 4.20	$ 8.40	68%
1943 S	1 000 000	$ 0.51	$ 1.80	$ 3.40			49%

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