Farthing (British coin)

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The farthing (from Old English: fēorðing or feorþung; lit. "a fourth") was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄4 of an old penny, or ⁠1/960⁠ of a pound. This is an equivalent face value of around 1⁄10 of a new penny. Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing and was minted until 1956. Between 1860 and 1971, the farthing's purchasing power ranged between £0.12 and £0.20 in 2017 values. The farthing's reverse bore an image of Britannia until 1937, when a wren was introduced. As with all British coins, the obverse bore the image of the reigning monarch. The farthing ceased to be legal tender in the United Kingdom on 1 January 1961.

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