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Maundy Money
Special NCLT coins issued in Great Britain for distribution by the British monarch in a ceremony held on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. 1 pence, 2 pence, 3 pence and 4 pence coins make up the four Maundy denominations.
Maundy Money - Small English silver coins specially struck for distribution by the reigning monarch on Holy Thursday.
Micro - Very small or microscopic.
Maundy Money - Every year on Maundy Thursday the monarch gives sets and odd coins with a face value of her age to the same number of men and women as he/she has years.
Maundy Money:
Ceremonial coins given to the poor by the British Monarch, on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter. Consists of silver 4, 3, 2, and 1 pence coins. Each recipient is given coins which total the Monarch's age.
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Maundy money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
One Penny
Two Pence
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Although Maundy money is minted in Sterling (0.925) silver all Maundy money remains legal tender in Britain.
105 Note descriptive of the ceremony of the presentation of the Maundy money . . . . . . . . 107 On the disgraceful state in which our coins are issued from the Mint . . . . . . . . . 110 A list of coin books necessary to the collector. . . .
Silver coins of the same denominations as the previous reign were again issued, together with the Maundy Money which was struck in every year with the exception of 1821.
For silver pennies produced after 1820 see Maundy money
The silver penny was introduced to England around the year 785 by King Offa of Mercia, in the English midlands.
For example, on Maundy Thursday 28 March 2002 the 75-year-old Queen Elizabeth II - who is therefore in her 76th year - gave out 76 pence (seven and a half sets of a fourpence, a threepence, a twopence and a penny) of Maundy money to each of 76 men ...
Nevertheless, in the long run the tiny pennies were inconvenient, and in 1672 an official copper coinage was introduced for the smaller values. Silver pennies, however, survive in the ritual "Maundy Money" that the Queen still hands out to the ...
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