Joe Reid wrote
> Yes, there was a 1/4 penny coin until about World War II. It was called
> the farthing, and it was about the size of the American one cent.
The last farthing was minted in 1956. It was of the "Wren" series, with a
wren on the reverse side and the usual picture of the monarch (in this case,
Elizabeth II) on the obverse side.
I can remember, towards the end of World War II, the controlled price of a
small brown loaf was fivepence farthing (5-1/4d).
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
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