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1 Penny - George VI

Country: Fiji
Denomination: 1 penny (1/240)
Year: 1942-1943
Material: Brass
Weight: 6.5 g
Shape: Round with a hole
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: fiji

Description:

Obverse

Legend and crown organized around a large central hole

Reverse

Words and date organized around a large central hole.

Because of World War II, many of the mints of Europe could not produce and distribute coins for their distant colonies. The mint of the United States filled in this gap by producing, among others, Fijian pennies for two years. It's struck in brass instead of copper-nickel because nickel was desperately needed for munitions and other wartime industry. Because it was struck at San Francisco instead of the British Royal Mint, it bears the mint-mark "S" above the first N in "PENNY".

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