FREE: Collectible Foreign Coin - 2000 British 10p (Ten Pence)

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Add this coin to your foreign coin collection, decorate a scrap book, or use it for jewelry-making.

Circulated coin. As is. Actual scans of the coin you'll receive. There is a touch of oxidation on the edges that could probably be polished off. If you have any questions about its condition, please ask before you bid. I want you to be satisfied!

The 10 pence is a similar size to the quarter and has similar monetary value. All the older 10p coins were withdrawn from circulation from 1 July 1993. With the earlier withdrawal of the 5p and shilling coins, the 10p was the last of the "historical" coin sizes to be withdrawn.

From January 2012, the 10p coin has been minted in nickel-plated steel in order to save costs.

The inscription ELIZABETH II D.G.REG. F.D. means "Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith,". followed by the year.

The original reverse of the coin, designed by Christopher Ironside, is a crowned lion (formally part of the crest of England, a lion passant guardant royally crowned), with the numeral "10" below the lion, and TEN PENCE above the lion.