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NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17896 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 03:38 am Today is Maundy Thursday, when traditionally the British monarch gives as many silver pence to as many impoverished elderly people as there are years in his or her age. Medieval kings distribued the Maundy in the form of silver pennies, and also washed the feet of each recipient - a tradition which happily is no longer observed by modern monarchs! Since the reign of King George III the coins have been minted in special sets in the denominations of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pence. The coins have retained almost the same reverse design since their introduction, and their face value was raised from old pence to new pence on and from February 15, 1971. All Maundy coins minted since 1816 are still legal tender. The Maundy ceremony today is taking place at Worcester Cathedral, and, owing to King Charles III's illness, the coins will be handed out by Queen Camilla. It's very unusual for a consort to distribute the Royal Maundy. Some Maundy sets from the past: Link to today's service (information): https://www.worcestercathedral.org....er-cathedral My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 03/28/2024 03:41 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 03:55 am Nice read,thanks for posting. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24982 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 04:42 am Thank you, NumisRob, for this educational and informative post. And your coins are gorgeous! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 05:34 am Nice sets. Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2216 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 07:37 am Very cool coin sets. Never heard of this tradition, thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 08:49 am Very informative and nice examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 10:16 am Thanks, though not sure Maundy Thursday is a happy day. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9154 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 7:46 pm Very nice sets Rob, do you have a pic of the set for this day? Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17896 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 8:21 pm Quote: Very nice sets Rob, do you have a pic of the set for this day? I'm afraid not. I haven't seen any Charles III Maundy coins myself. The easiest sets to get are from late Victorian and Edwardian times as collectors could order them from The Royal Mint, but King Edward VII put a stop to that in 1908 and since then the sets have only been minted for the ceremony, apart from a few occasions when additional Maundy coins have been included in Proof Sets. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 03/28/2024 11:20 pm Good read! Very informative. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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