This reproduction King John Penny is moulded directly from an original coin and is made from lead-free pewter.
Housed in custom designed packaging, the coin pack has an image of a Medieval battle on the front, the two coins in the collection inside, as well as historical information about the coins and about Richard I and King John.
All King John pennies minted in the UK bear the name HENRICVS. The obverse of the coin has a portrait of John and the reverse has a short cross.
King John reigned between 1199 and 1216. Heavy taxation, disputes with the Church and unsuccessful attempts to recover his French possessions made him unpopular. Many of his barons rebelled, and in June 1215 they forced King John to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, a peace treaty accepting their reforms. Still unhappy, the barons offered the throne to Louis of France and in the midst of the invasion John died.
