Maundy penny

[Invité freck]

je viens d'acquerir un petit penny de 1856 en argent reine Victoria , j'ai trouvé sur le net que ce serait un maundy penny

que cela signifie t'il , est ce rare ?

merci

[ALM]

bonsoir

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/pens.html

[Guillaume Hermann]

En partant du lien d'Alm, trouvé ceci :

"The silver penny is still minted for the Maundy Ceremony where the Queen gives a number of pensioners (the number corresponding to her age) a quantity of silver coins specially minted for the purpose in a white purse. The coins are 1p, 2p, 3p and 4p denomination, and the total number of pence given to each pensioner also corresponds to the age of the Queen."

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/penny.html

"Victorian Maundy sets are relatively common, as they could be ordered from the bank by anyone who chose to do so."

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/maund.html