United Kingdom
penny
George V
1933
What is a 1933 British penny coin worth?
Values, images, and specs for the 1933 penny from the United Kingdom.
Further information on grading, condition, detractors, and
how to assess your coin can be found further down this page.
In 2016, Heritage Auctions in the USA sold a NGC MS63
graded 1933 UK penny for around $195,000 US dollars.
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The obverse features the bare head of
King George V facing left, with the legend:
'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX
FID:DEF:IND:IMP:'
Notes:
Many 'replicas' of this coin doing the rounds.
Monarch | King George V |
Edge | plain |
Weight | 9.4 grams |
Diameter | 30.8 mm |
Comp | bronze |
Minted | London, England |
Mintage | approx. 7 known |
Scarcity | extremely rare |
Obverse | Bertram MacKennal |
Reverse | Leonard Charles Wyon |
1933 United Kingdom
penny specifications
1933 United Kingdom
penny design
With only 7 known
examples, the 1933 British
penny is exceptionally rare.
As such, valuation data
is not available.
The 1933 United Kingdom penny reverse
shows Britannia seated facing right,
wearing a helmet, and holding a trident.
Her other hand rests on a shield bearing
combined heraldic crosses of UK members.
'ONE' and 'PENNY' are in the fields,
and the date is in the exergue below.
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Grading Terms
VG | Very Good |
F | Fine |
VF | Very Fine |
EF | Extremely Fine |
aUnc | about Uncirculated |
Unc | Uncirculated |