Quarter Farthing Values - United Kingdom

United Kingdom

quarter farthing

1801 to 1967

Values, images, and specifications for British

quarter farthing coins from 1801 to 1967.

The quarter farthing was the

smallest United Kingdom

denomination, minted

exclusively for colonial use

in Ceylon. (now Sri Lanka).

The first circulation issue UK

quarter farthing was minted

in 1839, and the last in 1853.

The United Kingdom quarter farthing obverse features

the head of young Queen Victoria facing left.

The reverse shows the royal crown above 'QUARTER

FARTHING', then the date, with a small rose design below.

Proof coins were created in 1868,

however no quarter farthings were minted

for circulation that year.

1 quarter farthing = 1/4 of a farthing

= 1/16 of a penny = 1/192 of a shilling

= 1/3,840 of a pound

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