Victoria · bronze one-third farthing
Pictured specimen dated 1885 · British Crown
The portrait of Victoria appears on the front of this bronze coin. The reverse spells out ONE THIRD FARTHING under a crown, within a wreath, with the date below the value. This differs from the seated Britannia design of the earlier first pattern. The denomination was made for use in Malta within the British monetary system. The photograph documents a 1885 specimen; identical-date duplicates are not added as separate catalogue types.
Technical specifications
- Composition
- Bronze
- Mint
- Unknown / not verified
- Weight
- Unknown / not verified
- Diameter
- Unknown / not verified
- Total mintage
- Unknown / not verified
- Thickness
- Unknown / not verified
- Edge
- Unknown / not verified
- Obverse
- Portrait of Victoria
- Reverse
- Crown above value within wreath; date below
- Inscriptions
- ONE THIRD FARTHING
- Colour
- Unknown / not verified
- Serial format
- Unknown / not verified
Dating and classification
The displayed year identifies the photographed specimen and does not enumerate all years of this type.
Sources
Checked:
- Central Bank of Malta — historical one-third farthing context
- Commons — licensed actual specimen photograph
Related issues
- George V · bronze one-third farthing · Pictured specimen dated 1913