1918 KN One Penny (1d) George V ExtremelyRare Year VeryFine Sp#4053.
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The Kings Norton Mint was founded in 1889 as The King's Norton Metal Company by engineers Thomas Richard Bayliss and George Hagger. Initially the company specialised in the manufacture of coinage strip and coin blanks however also produces products for the construction industry. Prior to the mint's creation the nearby Birmingham Mint under the ownership of Ralph Heaton III had dominated the industry little competition in competing for minting contract.
By 1912 the company (KN) acquired a contract from the Royal Mint to supply bronze Planchet for its London based facility and later started to supply coinage for the British Empire. Working in conjunction with the Royal Mint and the Birmingham Mint the Kings Norton Mint eventually struck its own coin series marked with a KN mint mark.
With the outbreak of World War I priorities shifted towards the war effort and instead focused on ammunitions and weaponry.
In 1926 the Mint was amalgamated into Imperial Chemical Industries.
Price Guide Value £80-£124
The 1918 UK penny obverse features the bare
head of King George V facing left, with the
surrounding legend: 'GEORGIVS V DEI GRA:BRITT:OMN:REX FID:DEF:IND:IMP:'
The reverse shows Britannia seated facing right,
wearing a helmet, holding a trident, hand resting
on a shield, with the words 'ONE PENNY' in the
fields, and date below.
| Monarch | King George V 1918 KN
|
| Edge | plain |
| Weight | 9.4 grams |
| Diameter | 30.8 mm |
| Comp | bronze
|
| Minted | Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
|
| Mintage | 1.088m
|
| Scarcity | ExtremelyRare |
| Obverse | Bertram MacKennal
|
| Reverse | Leonard Charles Wyon |