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The '''quarter farthing''' was a [[Coins of the pound sterling|British coin]] worth {{frac|1|3840}} of a [[Pound (currency)|pound]], {{frac|1|192}} of a [[Shilling (British coin)|shilling]], or {{frac||1|16}} of a [[Penny (British pre-decimal coin)|penny]]. The [[Royal Mint]] issued the coins in copper for exclusive use in [[British Ceylon]] in 1839, 1851, 1852, and 1853.<ref name="Peck415">{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=415}}</ref> The mint also produced bronze [[Proof coinage|proof]]s in 1868.<ref name="Peck416">{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=416}}</ref> | The '''quarter farthing''' was a [[Coins of the pound sterling|British coin]] worth {{frac|1|3840}} of a [[Pound (currency)|pound]], {{frac|1|192}} of a [[Shilling (British coin)|shilling]], or {{frac||1|16}} of a [[Penny (British pre-decimal coin)|penny]]. The [[Royal Mint]] issued the coins in [[copper]] for exclusive use in [[British Ceylon]] in 1839, 1851, 1852, and 1853.<ref name="Peck415">{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=415}}</ref> The mint also produced [[bronze]] [[Proof coinage|proof]]s in 1868.<ref name="Peck416">{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=416}}</ref> | ||
The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] of the coins used [[William Wyon]]'s obverse die for the [[Royal Maundy#Maundy coinage|Maundy twopence]], bearing a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria and the legend {{small|VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:}}.<ref name="Peck415"/> Wyon designed the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] to feature a [[St Edward's Crown|royal crown]] above the words {{small|QUARTER FARTHING}} and the date. Below the date, the coins featured a [[Tudor rose|heraldic rose]] with three leaves on either side.<ref name="Peck415"/> The coins were made of | The [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]] of the coins used [[William Wyon]]'s obverse die for the [[Royal Maundy#Maundy coinage|Maundy twopence]], bearing a left-facing portrait of [[Queen Victoria]] and the legend {{small|VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:}}.<ref name="Peck415"/> Wyon designed the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] to feature a [[St Edward's Crown|royal crown]] above the words {{small|QUARTER FARTHING}} and the date. Below the date, the coins featured a [[Tudor rose|heraldic rose]] with three leaves on either side.<ref name="Peck415"/> The coins were made of copper, weighed 1.2 gramme, and had a diameter of 13.5 millimetres.<ref name="Peck415"/> The mint struck proof quarter farthings in bronze and [[Cupronickel|copper-nickel]] in 1868, but did not issue any quarter farthings for circulation that year.<ref name="Peck416"/> | ||
While quarter farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/curators-corner/fractional-farthings/ |title=Fractional Farthings|year=2013 |publisher=Royal Mint Museum}}</ref> they are fractions of the British [[Farthing (British coin)|farthing]], which was currency in Ceylon, and traditionally have been catalogued as British coinage.<ref>{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=391}}</ref> | While quarter farthings were never legal tender in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/curators-corner/fractional-farthings/ |title=Fractional Farthings|year=2013 |publisher=Royal Mint Museum}}</ref> they are fractions of the British [[Farthing (British coin)|farthing]], which was currency in Ceylon, and traditionally have been catalogued as British coinage.<ref>{{Harvnb|Peck|1960|p=391}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 25 November 2025
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The quarter farthing was a British coin worth <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄3840 of a pound, <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄192 of a shilling, or <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />+1⁄16 of a penny. The Royal Mint issued the coins in copper for exclusive use in British Ceylon in 1839, 1851, 1852, and 1853.[1] The mint also produced bronze proofs in 1868.[2]
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While quarter farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom,[3] they are fractions of the British farthing, which was currency in Ceylon, and traditionally have been catalogued as British coinage.[4]
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