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1 Penny - Edward VII Arms with horizontal shading
| Issuer | Jamaica |
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| Year | 1902-1903 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of King Edward VII, depicted with a draped and robed bust adorned with decorative floral and orb embellishments, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The sovereign wears the Imperial State Crown rendered in fine relief detail. The circumferential legend reads 'EDWARD VII KING AND EMPEROR', and the date appears in the lower field below the portrait, outside the beaded circle. The designer's initials 'DES' appear on the truncation. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Jamaica's copper-nickel penny coinage was administered under the Jamaica Currency Note Law, with the island maintaining its own distinct monetary system separate from the broader British colonial standard. Edward VII's accession after Victoria's 67-year reign necessitated a complete reissue of colonial coinage across dozens of territories simultaneously, creating a brief window of parallel circulation between Victorian and Edwardian types.
The "horizontal shading" variety in the arms distinguishes this from later die revisions and is catalogued separately precisely because the change was deliberate — not a die deterioration artifact.