 1911 Australian Penny Reverse. Image by Australian Coin Information, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
The Three PenniesPenny Penny Unit of currency in various countries This article is about the coin. For other uses of "penny" or "pennies", see Penny (disambiguation). "Pence" redirects here. For other uses, see Pence (disambiguation). A penny is a coin (pl.: pennies) or a unit of currency (pl.: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. At present, it is the formal name of the British penny (abbr. p) and the de facto name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢). A 1911 Australian penny (top). Coin of Eric Bloodaxe (bottom) with legend reading Eric Rex ("King Eric") Penny is also the informal name of the… (Source: Wikipedia)
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