Maundy Money

thanks for the info, what do the coins look like with (crowned value in wreath.)

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what do the coins look like

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Check the wikipedia article on Maundy money.

If they look like that, they "might be" Maundy coins (you'd need to look up the catalogues to see if general circulation coins were issued that year). If they don't look like that, they definitely aren't.

G'day,
for a long period (1834~1926), the general circulation 3d was nearly the same as the Maundy 3d - crowned-3, so there were large numbers produced in those years, but only a small number were used in the Maundy ceremony. Seaby doesn't give mintages. He says the 3d was produced 1834~37 "for use in the West Indies", and describes it as "As Maundy 3d but with a dull surface". He describes the issues of 1838~44 as "... for colonial use only ... as Maundy 3d but with a less prooflike surface". 3d was minted most years from 1845 to 1926, apparently for general circulation within U.K. The 3-acorn design entered general circulation in 1928.


The silver 4d, generally known as a groat, recommenced in 1836, had Britannia on the general issue, and Crowned-4 on the Maundy, so these are readily distinguished. Minted upto 1855, and again in 1888.

The silver 1d and 2d have not been produced for general circulation for a considerable time, but my limited resources at home don't enable me to say for how long.

Peter