United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND front Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND back
Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND photo
© LDC63 (CC BY)
Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND front Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND back
© LDC63 (CC BY)

Pressed Penny - Tussaud's Thorpe Park ND

 
Copper-nickel - -
Description
Location
 United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type
 Souvenir medallions › Elongated coins
Composition
 Copper-nickel
Size
 33 × 21 mm
Thickness
 1 mm
Shape
 Oval (Pressed penny)
Technique
 Roller milled (Detail impressed from one side only)
Orientation
 Variable alignment ↺
Updated
 2024-11-14
References
Numista
 N#327950
Rarity index
 95%

Reverse

2 hearts with an arrow through them - some detail of the original 1979 coin is visible.

Lettering: I LOVE YOU

Comment

Much of the detail of the original QE2 one penny coin is still visible on both sides. This pressed penny was made in one of the UK's best amusement parks, situated near Chertsey, West of London. An unusual 2 sided pressed penny.

See also

In the same collection

See Also

In the same collection
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Extremely rare souvenir medallion, round shape, thickness measures 3 mm
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