Tenpence

"...a ten-penny piece, ten-penny lace.

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UK 10p - often referred to as a tens penny medal - is a monetary equivalent to ten hundredth of a pounds of sterling. The front shows the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II since the launch of the Mint in 1968, which replaced the two Schilling coins in anticipation of decimalization in 1971[1] Four different queen profiles were used on the Mint, with the latest Jody Clark designs being launched in 2015.

A second and most recent reversing gear with a Royal Shield section was launched in 2008. Up to 2015 the engraving was ELIZABETH II D.G.REG.F.D. 2013,[5], whereby 2013 will be the year of embossing. Originally designed, both sides of the medallion are surrounded by points, a characteristic shared by medals known as pearls.

Like all new decimals, the portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin on the front [6], in which the queen is wearing the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" tiara, were published until 1984. From 1985 to 1997, the portraits of Raphael Maklouf were used[6], in which the queen painted George IV's work.

A smaller scale 10p euro was launched on 30 September 1992. This older and bigger variation of the coins was taken out of service on June 30, 1993. It has not changed in terms of styling. Between 1998 and 2015 the portraits of Ian Rank-Broadley were used,[6] again with the tiaras, with an IRB sign under the portraits.

Since June 2015, there have been circulating tokens with the Jody Clark likeness. On the back of the medal sketched by Christopher Ironside and used from 1968 to 2008 is a coronated Leo (formally a part of the coat of arms of England, a pedestrian of lions with a royal crown), with the number "10" under the Leo and either NEW in 1968-1981 or TEN in 1982-2008 above the Leo.

The Royal Mint started a contest in August 2005 to find new back design for all revolving coin except the 2 coin[7] The winning design was Matthew Dent, whose design was progressively rolled into the revolving UK coin from mid-2008 onwards[8] The design for the 2p, 5p, 5p, 50p, 20p and 50p coin sets show parts of the Royal Shields that together make up the entire sign.

All of the sign is shown on the 1 euro medal. On the first part of the sign, the 10-pound medallion shows the lion coming from the Royal Banner of England, with the words TEN penice above the sign. Most of the front of the coins remain the same, but the pearl (the ring of points around the periphery of the coin), which is no longer present on the back of the coins, has also been taken off the front.